Effect of Manual Acupuncture Stimulation at "Bai-Hui" (GV 20) or "Yintáng" (Ex-HN3) on Depressed Rats

• Main Authors: Ken Takagi (Author), Nobuyuki Tanahashi (Author), Nozomi Amagasu (Author), Kaito Mizuno (Author), Jun Kawanokuchi (Author), Guo Yi (Author), Torao Ishida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A previous study on rats showed that simultaneous acupuncture stimulation at the "Bai-Hui" (GV 20) and the "Yintáng" (Ex-HN3) acupoints alleviated the state of depression to an extent similar to that achieved by pharmacotherapy. This study investigated whether the alleviation of...