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

BACKGROUND: Electroacupuncture (EA) is used clinically for the treatment of constipation. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) plays an important role in colonic motility; however it is unknown whether alterations in colonic 5-HT are associated with EA. In this study, the effect and mechanism of EA...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Xianwei, Liu, Zhibin, Qu, Hongyan, Niu, Wenmin, Gao, Li, Wang, Yuan, Zhang, Aimin, Bai, Lu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26561562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2015-010897