Acupuncture effects on cardiac functions measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in a feline model

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-176

  Lin, Jen Hsou ^a   Shih, Chen Haw ^b   Kaphle, Krishna ^a   Wu, Leang Shin ^a   Tseng, Weng Yih ^b   Chiu, Jen Hwey ^c   Lee, Tzu Chi ^d   Wu, Ying Ling ^b  

^a Department of Animal Science Technology ^*  (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupoint; Anesthesia; Cats; CFI; CMRI; Electro acupuncture (EA); Neiguan; PC6

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; XYLAZINE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL CAT; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952166946     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem187     Document Type: Article

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