Electroacupuncture modulation of reflex hypertension in rats: role of cholecystokinin octapeptide

Acupuncture or electroacupuncture (EA) potentially offers a nonpharmacological approach to reduce high blood pressure (BP). However, ∼70% of the patients and animal subjects respond to EA, while 30% do not. EA acts, in part, through an opioid mechanism in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (rVLM) to...

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Main Authors: Li, Min, Tjen-A-Looi, Stephanie C., Guo, Zhi-Ling, Longhurst, John C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Physiological Society 2013
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Neural Control
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833400/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785073
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00196.2013
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