Effects and mechanisms of electroacupuncture at PC6 on frequency of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation in cats

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 4873-4880

  Wang, Chi ^a   Zhou, De Feng ^a   Shuai, Xiao Wei ^a   Liu, Jian Xiang ^a   Xie, Peng Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

C Fos; Cat; Electroacupuncture; Nitric oxide; Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHOLECYSTOKININ A RECEPTOR; CHOLECYSTOKININ OCTAPEPTIDE; GASTRIN; MOTILIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE (NADPH); NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PHACLOFEN; PROTEIN C FOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TACRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETICULAR FORMATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH DISTENSION; TISSUE LEVEL; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 34848826530     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i36.4873     Document Type: Article

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