Enhanced insulin sensitivity using electroacupuncture on bilateral Zusanli acupoints (ST 36) in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 967-971

  Chang, Shih Liang ^a   Lin, Kuo Juei ^a   Lin, Rong Tsung ^a,b   Hung, Pei Hsiu ^c   Lin, Jaung Geng ^a   Cheng, Juei Tang ^d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Insulin sensitivity; Streptozotocin; Zusanli acupoint

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOZOCIN;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33745949303     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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