Neuron Discharge and c-Fos Expression in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract Following Electroacupuncture at Acupoints of the Yangming Stomach Meridian of Foot

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 82-88

  He, Jun Feng ^a   Yan, Jie ^a   Li, Jiang Shan ^a   Liu, Jian Hua ^b   Wang, Chao ^a   Chang, Xiao Rong ^a   Qu, Ya Ting ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupoints; Acupuncture; C Fos expression; Discharge neuron; Meridian; Nucleus tractus solitarii

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; MALE; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 84876328649     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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