Auricular acupuncture and vagal regulation

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  He, Wei ^a   Wang, Xiaoyu ^a   Shi, Hong ^a   Shang, Hongyan ^a   Li, Liang ^a   Jing, Xianghong ^a   Zhu, Bing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AURICULOVAGAL AFFERENT PATHWAY; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EAR CARTILAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; THERAPY EFFECT; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84871840430     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/786839     Document Type: Review

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