Inhibition of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations by electrical acupoint stimulation

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 2 52-2, 2005, Pages

  Zou, Duowu ^a   Chen, Wei Hao ^a   Iwakiri, Katsuhiko ^a   Rigda, Rachael ^a   Tippett, Marcus ^a   Holloway, Richard H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Naloxone; Neiguan

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NALOXONE; OPIATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROSTAT; BLOATING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRICAL ACUPOINT STIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH DISTENSION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PERISTALSIS; PRESSURE; SENSATION;

EID: 22544445200     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00023.2005     Document Type: Article

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