Neurons in the NTS of rat response to gastric distention stimulation and acupuncture at body surface points

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 427-433

  He, Junfeng ^a   Yan, Jie ^a   Chang, Xiaorong ^a   Liu, Jianhua ^a   Li, Jianshan ^a   Yi, Shouxiang ^a   Lin, Yaping ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Firing neuron; Gastric distention; Meridian and viscera; NTS

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH DISTENSION;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STOMACH;

EID: 33646694728     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06003965     Document Type: Article

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