HUANG Gui-rong, JI Feng, LIN Ying1, et al. Discussion on Method for Locating Acupoint “Mingmen”(GV 4) in Adult Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2013, 38(2): 146-147.
DOI:
HUANG Gui-rong, JI Feng, LIN Ying1, et al. Discussion on Method for Locating Acupoint “Mingmen”(GV 4) in Adult Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2013, 38(2): 146-147. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.2013.02.011.
Discussion on Method for Locating Acupoint “Mingmen”(GV 4) in Adult Rats
"Mingmen"(GV 4) is one of the most frequently used acupoints in acupuncture clinic.In recent years
more and more experimental researches have been focusing on GV 4 or acupoint recipe containing GV 4 in rats.Accurate location of GV 4 is probably not only related to fully display its therapeutic effect
but also to help study its underlying mechanisms.However
there has been no unified standard about the accurate location of GV 4 in the adult rat at present.In the present paper
the authors review related literature about GV 4 location in experimental studies in recent 10 years
and put forward a practical method for locating GV 4 in the rat by combining their own experience.That is
GV 4 is taken according to the relative relationship of ilium and spinous process of the lumbar vertebra.In addition
the authors also recommend some matters needing attention in locating GV 4 in rats.