Neuroprotective effect of electroacupuncture therapy on damaged cholinergic neurons in rats with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-377

  Tang, Yong ^a,b   Yu, Shu Guang ^b   Luo, Song ^c   Han, Ting ^d   Yin, Hai Yan ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^d Sichuan Yuanda Shuyang Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; C fos; Electroacupuncture; Nerve growth factor; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN C FOS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; CELL PROTECTION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPAL FIMBRIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; ANIMAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLISM;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC NEURONS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS;

EID: 33746109640     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20060411     Document Type: Article

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