Electroacupuncture increased cerebral blood flow and reduced ischemic brain injury: Dependence on stimulation intensity and frequency

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1877-1887

  Zhou, Fei ^a   Guo, Jingchun ^b   Cheng, Jieshi ^b   Wu, Gencheng ^b   Xia, Ying ^c,d  

^a Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Brain protection; Infarction; Neurological deficits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CHINESE MEDICINE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVALUATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION INJURY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 83655193410     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00313.2011     Document Type: Review

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