Influence of electroacupuncture on stress-induced hypertension and its mechanism

International Congress Series

Volumn 1238, Issue C, 2002, Pages 97-100

  Li, Li ^a   Cao, Y X ^a   Xue, H ^a   Li, P ^a   Zhu, D N ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Nitric oxide; Sympathetic inhibitory system in the brain; Ventral periaqueductal gray matter (vPAG)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023018503     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)00414-4     Document Type: Article

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