Peripheral nerve discharge elicited by manual acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) regulates blood pressure in anesthetized rats

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 281-283

  Li, Wei Min ^a,b   Chen, Ying Bo ^a,b   Wang, Zhi Jun ^a,b  

^a Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Manual acupuncture; Neural conduction; Points, Zusanli (ST 36); Rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649094693     PISSN: 16723597     EISSN: 19930399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11726-008-0281-z     Document Type: Article

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