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Electroacupuncture at ST25 inhibits jejunal motility: Role of sympathetic pathways and TRPV1.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Feb 2016
Yu Zhi, Zhang Na, Lu Chun-Xia, Pang Ting-Ting, Wang Kai-Yue, Jiang Jing-Feng, Zhu Bing, Xu Bin
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate whether electroacupuncture (EA) at ST25 affects jejunal motility in vivo and if so, whether a sympathetic pathway is involved. METHODS: Jejunal motility was assessed using a manometric balloon placed in the jejunum approximately about 3-5 cm away from the suspensory ligament of the duodenum in anesthetized animals. The effects of EA at ST25 were measured in male Sprague-Dawley rats, some of...
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