Open AccessElectroacupuncture at ST25 inhibits jejunal motility: Role of sympathetic pathways and TRPV1
Author(s) -
Zhi Yu,
Na Zhang,
Chunxia Lü,
Tingting Pang,
Kaiyue Wang,
Jiang Jingfeng,
Bing Zhu,
Bin Xu
Publication year - 2016
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.v22.i5.1834
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , motility , trpv1 , jejunum , electroacupuncture , guanethidine , propranolol , chemistry , stimulation , receptor , biology , transient receptor potential channel , acupuncture , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology
To investigate whether electroacupuncture (EA) at ST25 affects jejunal motility in vivo and if so, whether a sympathetic pathway is involved.