Electro-acupuncture combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation improves learning and memory function of rats with cerebral infarction by inhibiting neuron cell apoptosis

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 746-749

  Li, Man ^a   Peng, Jun ^a   Song, Yanling ^b   Liang, Hui ^a   Mei, Yuanwu ^a   Fang, Yuan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Central Hospital of Weinan City   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cerebral infarction; Electro acupuncture; Escape latency; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; LEARNING; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84870549776     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-012-1028-0     Document Type: Article

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