Effects of eiectroacupuncture of governor vessel acupoints on changes of BDNF in the cortical motor area of mice with spinal cord transection

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science Edition)

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-253

  Zhang, Xiang Fei ^a   Zou, Yu ^b   Zhao, Ya ^b   Wang, Ting Hua ^a,c   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Electroacupuncture; Mice; Spinal cord transection

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR CORTEX; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84860235684     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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