ELECTROACUPUNCTURE EFFECTS ON APUD CELLS BOTH IN THE“ZUSANLI”ACUPOINT SKIN AND PYLORUS OF THE RAT
- VernacularTitle:电针对大鼠“足三里”穴区皮肤及胃幽门部APUD系的影响
- Author:
Yan FENG
;
Jinglan WU
;
Yiling WANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Electroacupuncture;
APUD cell;
Acupoint skin;
Pylorus
- From:
Acta Anatomica Sinica
1989;0(S1):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the present study the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on substance P (SP), somatostatin (SOM) and serotonin (5-HT) immunoreactivity (IR) of APUD cells and nerve fibers in the pylorus and in the skin of "Zusanli" acupo- int of rats were studied using immunohistochemical technique. Forty rats were divided into 20 pairs, one of each pair for EA (bilateral "Zusanli" acupuncture for 20 min), the other one for control. After EA the pain threshold was mark- edly increased(P