The Application of the Neural Tracer Technique to Acupuncture Studies
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.04.0490
- VernacularTitle:神经示踪技术在针灸研究中的应用
- Author:
Shanshan ZHOU
;
Chengzhen JIA
;
Leimiao YIN
;
Yudong XU
;
Yanyan LIU
;
Shasha YANG
;
Yongqing YANG
;
Yu WANG
- Keywords:
Neural tracer technique;
Acupuncture study;
Meridian;
Acupuncture point;
Review
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(4):490-497
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The neuroanatomical basis of meridian effects is one of the focuses of acupuncture mechanism studies. Meridian effects depend mainly on the generation, conduction, integration and output of acupuncture information in the acupoint, spinal cord and brain.The neural tracer technique is a basic method in neurobiology. This article presents recent years' advances in the application of the neural tracer technique to acupuncture field and summarizes the types of neural tracer used in acupuncture studies and regularities in the distribution of neurons and their fibers related to labeled meridians and acupoints in spinal segments and brain regions to provide methodological reference for studies on neurobiological mechanism of acupuncture effects.
