Electroacupuncture-induced neural activation detected by use of manganese-enhanced functional magnetic resonance imaging in rabbits

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 178-182

  Chiu, Jen Hwey ^a,b   Cheng, Hui Cheng ^b   Tai, Chih Ho ^a   Hsieh, Jen Chuen ^a,b   Yeh, Tzu Cheng ^b   Cheng, Henrich ^b   Lin, Jaung Geng ^a   Ho, Low Tone ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; MANNITOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSULA; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0035142315     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.178     Document Type: Article

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