Electroacupuncture preconditioning attenuates ischemic brain injury by activation of the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase signaling pathway

Electroacupuncture has therapeutic effects on ischemic brain injury, but its mechanism is still poorly understood. In this study, mice were stimulated by electroacupuncture at the Baihui (GV20) acupoint for 30 minutes at 1 mA and 2/15 Hz for 5 consecutive days. A cerebral ischemia model was establis...

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Main Authors: Qiang-qiang Ran, Huai-long Chen, Yan-li Liu, Hai-xia Yu, Fei Shi, Ming-shan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
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Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2015;volume=10;issue=7;spage=1069;epage=1075;aulast=Ran