Effect of auricular acupuncture on gastrointestinal motility and its relationship with vagal activity

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-64

  Li, Han ^a   Wang, Yin Ping ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HEART RATE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; VAGUS NERVE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HEART RATE; MALE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RATS; VAGUS NERVE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878485370     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010173     Document Type: Article

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