Electroacupuncture improves imbalance of autonomic function under restraint stress in conscious rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-55

  Imai, Kenji ^a   Ariga, Hajime ^a   Takahashi, Toku ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BL 21; Heart rate variability; Parasympathetic nerve; ST 36; Sympathetic nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; RAT; STOMACH EMPTYING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 65449170031     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X0900662X     Document Type: Article

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