The effect and mechanism of electroacupuncture at LI11 and ST37 on constipation in a rat model

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 194-200

  Zhu, Xianwei ^a   Liu, Zhibin ^a   Qu, Hongyan ^a   Niu, Wenmin ^a   Gao, Li ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Aimin ^a   Bai, Lu ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 84973338422     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2015-010897     Document Type: Article

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