Acupuncture and regulation of gastrointestinal function

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 27, 2015, Pages 8304-8313

  Li, Hui ^a,b   He, Tian ^a   Xu, Qian ^a   Li, Zhe ^a   Liu, Yan ^b   Li, Fang ^b   Yang, Bo Feng ^b   Liu, Cun Zhi ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Brain gut axis; Gastrointestinal barrier; Gastrointestinal motility; Visceral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN GUT AXIS; GASTROINTESTINAL BARRIER; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH MOTILITY; VISCERA; VISCERAL SENSITIVITY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANIMAL; BRAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYPERALGESIA; INNERVATION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84938150594     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8304     Document Type: Article

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