Electroacupuncture via chronically implanted electrodes improves gastric dysmotility mediated by autonomic-cholinergic mechanisms in a rodent model of functional dyspepsia.

Sunjuan ZhangS LiY LiuF YeJ YinR D ForemanD WangJ D Z Chen

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2018)

Gastric motility (GSW and GE) is impaired in rats treated with IA, possibly attributed to impaired autonomic functions. EA improves GSW and accelerates GE mediated via the autonomic and cholinergic mechanisms.

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