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Kilohertz frequency nerve block enhances anti-inflammatory effects of vagus nerve stimulation

Efferent activation of the cervical vagus nerve (cVN) dampens systemic inflammatory processes, potentially modulating a wide-range of inflammatory pathological conditions. In contrast, afferent cVN activation amplifies systemic inflammatory processes, leading to activation of the hypothalamic-pituit...

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Autores principales: Patel, Yogi A., Saxena, Tarun, Bellamkonda, Ravi V., Butera, Robert J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5215548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28054557
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39810