Skin on GV01 acupoint in colonic inflammatory states: Tenderness and neurogenic inflammation

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-320

  Kim, Hee Young ^a   Hahm, Dae Hyun ^a   Sohn, Boo Yong ^a   Choi, Youngjin ^a   Pyun, Kwang Ho ^b   Lee, Hye Jung ^a   Shim, Insop ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colitis; GV01; Neurogenic inflammation

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DIARRHEA; MALE; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT; SKIN; ANIMAL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; COLITIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 34250850719     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.SC001606     Document Type: Article

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