Efficacy of ear-point stimulation on experimentally induced seizure

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 43-52

  Shu, Jia ^a,b   Liu, Rong Yu ^a,b   Huang, Xian Fen ^a,b  

^a Department of Anatomy ^*  (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti Convulsion; Ear Point; Electrical Stimulation; Electrocorticogram; Great Auricular Nerve; Penicillin Induced Seizure; Rat

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G SODIUM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EAR LOBE; EAR POINT STIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX;

EID: 24144454667     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012905815901334     Document Type: Article

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