Acupuncture-like stimulation at auricular point Heart evokes cardiovascular inhibition via activating the cardiac-related neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius

Brain Research

Volumn 1397, Issue , 2011, Pages 19-27

  Gao, Xin Yan ^a,b   Li, Yan Hua ^a   Liu, Kun ^a   Rong, Pei Jing ^a   Ben, Hui ^a   Li, Liang ^a   Zhu, Bing ^a   Zhang, Shi Ping ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Auricular acupuncture; Baroreceptor reflex; Cardiac related neuron; Cardiovascular reflex; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AURICULAR POINT HEART; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL EAR; HEART RATE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

RATTUS;

EID: 79958282938     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 00068993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.04.034     Document Type: Article

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