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Electroacupuncture attenuates vascular hyporeactivity in a rat model of portal hypertension induced by bile duct ligation.

Yu-Sheng ChenChorng-Kai WenGeng-Hao LiuTzung-Yan Lee
Published in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (2021)
EA attenuates TNF-α, NO and 6-keto-PGF1α overproduction, modulates the vascular levels of constitutive NOS and PKC-α, blunts the development of the angiogenesis cascade, and enhances vascular contractile force in PHT rats.
Keyphrases
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