Increased neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in the gracile nucleus of brainstem following electroacupuncture given between cutaneous hindlimb acupuncture points BL 64 & BL 65 in rats

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 157-169

  Ma, Sheng Xing ^a   Li, Xi Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Electroacupuncture; Gracile nucleus; Immunohistochemistry; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide synthase; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BRAIN; CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYMES; NEUROLOGY;

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES;

ELECTROACUPUNCTURE;

KETAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRACILE NUCLEUS; HINDLIMB; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0036940787     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012902816026022     Document Type: Article

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