Increase in the vagal modulation by acupuncture at Neiguan point in the healthy subjects

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-164

  Huang, Sheng Teng ^a   Chen, Gau Yang ^b,g   Lo, Huey Ming ^c   Lin, Jaung Gang ^d   Lee, Yin Shiung ^e   Kuo, Cheng Deng ^f,g  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Ten Chen Hospital Chungli   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Autonomic nervous activity; Heart rate variability; Neiguan

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEIGUAN POINT; NORMAL HUMAN; R WAVE; VAGUS NERVE; VOMITING;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 16344365903     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X0500276X     Document Type: Article

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