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Acute effect of electroacupuncture at the Zusanli acupoints on decreasing insulin resistance as shown by lowering plasma free fatty acid levels in steroid-background male rats

BACKGROUND: Insulin sensitivity has been enhanced by electroacupuncture (EA) in rats, but the EA phenomenon in an insulin resistant state is still unclear. This study reports the use of a large dose of prednisolone to evaluate the effects of EA in a state of insulin resistance. METHODS: The plasma l...

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Autores principales: Lin, Rong-Tsung, Tzeng, Chung-Yuh, Lee, Yu-Chen, Ho, Wai-Jane, Cheng, Juei-Tang, Lin, Jaung-Geng, Chang, Shih-Liang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2731038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19646276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-9-26