Effect of acupuncture on nitric oxide synthase expression in cerebral cortex of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Jang, Mi Hyeon ^a   Shin, Min Chul ^a   Kim, Young Pyo ^b   Kim, Ee Hwa ^c   Kim, Chang Ju ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Hannam University   (South Korea)

^c Semyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cerebral cortex; Diabetes; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ENZYMES; NEUROLOGY;

CEREBRAL CORTEX;

ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS;

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME REGULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STAINING; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0043062813     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012903815901688     Document Type: Article

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