Potentiation of ischemia-related behavioral alterations by electro-acupuncture in gerbils

Functional Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-23

  Restivo, Leonardo ^a,b   Middei, Silvia ^a   Mingfu, Luo ^c   Reggio, Rosaria ^d   Passino, Enrica ^a,b   Formisano, Rita ^a   Ammassari Teule, Martine ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^d Italian Institute of Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electro acupuncture; Functional recovery; Global ischemia; Motor activity; Spontaneous alternation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GERBIL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MICROSCOPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GERBILLINAE; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 3042628837     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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