Function of Nucleus Ventralis Posterior Lateralis Thalami in Acupoint Sensitization Phenomena

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Rong, Pei Jing ^a   Zhao, Jing Jun ^a   Yu, Ling Ling ^a,b   Li, Liang ^a   Ben, Hui ^a   Li, Shao Yuan ^a   Zhu, Bing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b Wuhan Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPOINT SENSITIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COLON DILATATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS VENTRALIS POSTERIOR LATERALIS THALAMI; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; VISCERA;

EID: 84934300371     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/516851     Document Type: Article

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