Mechanism of the autonomic nervous system in acupuncture-stimulated bradycardia.
- VernacularTitle:はり刺激による一過性心拍数減少反応の機序について
- Author:
Kazuhiro YAZAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
1985;48(4):183-189
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The relationship between the decrease in heart rate due to acupuncture stimulation and the autonomic nervous system was studied based on Tanaka et al.'s test of the autonomic nervous functions. A sufficient quantity of atropine sulfate and propranolol hydrochloride was administered to human subjects in order to study the effects of these medicines on the response of heart rate to acupuncture stimulation. A decrease in heart rate due to acupuncture stimulation was proved to occur through both the vagal nerve and sympathetic β-receptor system. The results of the experiments in human subjects suggested that acupuncture stimulation infuluences visceral effector function through the autonomic nervous system.
