The effect of "Zusanli" (ST. 36) acupuncture on the bio-availability of sodium pertechnetate in Wister rats

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 33-44

  Senna Fernandes, Vasco ^a,b,e   França, Daisy ^a,b   Moreno, Silvana F R ^b,c   Santos Filho, Sebastião ^b   Rogers, Philip A M ^d   Bernardo Filho, Mario ^b   Mello Guimarães, Mario Antônio ^c  

^a Academia Brasileira de Arte e Ciência Oriental Rio de Janeiro RJ   (Brazil)

^b Dept de Biofísica e Biometria   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d Dunsany Co   (Ireland)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Bio availability; Radio pharmaceutical; Somatovisceral Reflex Response; ST.36 (Zusanli)

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG UPTAKE; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; RAT; REFLEX;

EID: 33749382306     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012906815844328     Document Type: Article

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