Neuroendocrine mechanisms of acupuncture in the treatment of hypertension

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zhou, Wei ^a   Longhurst, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS RAPHE OBSCURUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SPINAL CORD; THERAPY EFFECT; VENTROLATERAL GRAY MATTER;

EID: 84855584808     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/878673     Document Type: Review

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