Effects of acupuncture on the 5-hydroxytryptamine synthesis and tryptophan hydroxylase expression in the dorsal raphe of exercised rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-20

  Kim, Jin Seuk ^a   Kim, Hye Young ^a   Kim, Jin Hyuk ^a   Shin, Hong Kee ^a   Lee, Sang Hun ^a   Lee, Yong Sung ^a   Son, Hyeon ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Acupuncture; Dorsal raphe; Treadmill exercise; Tryptophan hydroxylase; Zusanli acupoint

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HINDLIMB; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0037174780     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00900-X     Document Type: Article

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