Effects of electroacupuncture on depression in a rat model

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 259-273

  Xu, Shifen ^a,b   Li, Shengtian ^c   Shen, Xueyong ^a   Meng, Xianze ^d   Lao, Lixing ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture points; Animal ehavioral test; Animal model of depression; Antidepressant treatment; Depression; Electrical stimulation; Electroacupuncture; Forced swimming; Morris water maze; Open field test; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SWIMMING; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; SWIMMING;

EID: 84858168885     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012911803634166     Document Type: Article

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