Nitric oxide modulation of norepinephrine production in acupuncture points

Life Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2157-2164

  Chen, Jia Xu ^a   Ibe, Basil O ^a   Ma, Sheng Xing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Autonomic regulation; Nitric oxide; Norepinephrine turnover; Skin

Indexed keywords

2 N,N DIETHYLAMINO DIAZENOLATE 2 OXIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NORADRENALIN; TRITIUM; TYROSINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; LEG; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; TRUNK;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; DIETHYLAMINES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33750450889     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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