Open AccessEffect of electro-acupuncture at Foot-Yangming Meridian on somatostatin and expression of somatostatin receptor genes in rabbits with gastric ulcer
Author(s) -
Shuhua Yi,
Ru Yang,
Jie Yan,
Xiao-Rong Chang,
Ya-Ping Ling
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i11.1761
Subject(s) - meridian (astronomy) , somatostatin , electroacupuncture , medicine , stomach , gastric mucosa , somatostatin receptor , gastroenterology , acupuncture , radioimmunoassay , endocrinology , receptor , dry needling , immunohistochemistry , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , astronomy
To discuss the protective effect of electroacupuncture at the Foot-Yangming Meridian on gastric mucosal lesion, somatostatin (SS) and the expression of SS receptor genes (SSR(1)mRNA ) in rabbits with gastric ulcer and to further explore the relative specificity of meridians and viscera at gene expression level.