Effects of electroacupuncture at 'Anmian (extra)' acupoints on sleep activities in rats: The implication of the caudal nucleus tractus solitarius

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 579-590

  Yi, Pei Lu ^b   Tsai, Chon Haw ^a   Lin, Jaung Geng ^c   Liu, Hsu Jan ^c   Chang, Fang Chia ^a,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 4444226535     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079669     Document Type: Article

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