Effect of moxibustion at acupoints Ren-12 (Zhongwan), St-25 (Tianshu), and St-36 (Zuzanli) in the prevention of gastric lesions induced by indomethacin in Wistar rats

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 366-374

  Freire, Anaflávia O ^a   Sugai, Gisele C M ^a   Blanco, Miriam M ^a   Tabosa, Angela ^a   Yamamura, Ysao ^a   Mello, Luiz Eugênio A M ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Physiology ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupoints; Gastric lesions; Indomethacin; Moxibustion; Neuronal C fibers

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; INDOMETACIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; HEATING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH MUCOSA; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAPSAICIN; GASTRIC MUCOSA; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 14644415582     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-1612-2     Document Type: Article

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