The Regulation of Electroacupuncture on the Contents of Endocrine Hormones and Preliminary Exploration for Its Mechanism in Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 1998, (1): 53-56.
The Regulation of Electroacupuncture on the Contents of Endocrine Hormones and Preliminary Exploration for Its Mechanism in Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 1998, (1): 53-56.DOI:
we have observed the effects of electroacupuncture on the contents of serum TSH
T4
T3
rT3
cortisol and testosterone
hypothalamic and pituitary β-EP
plasma cAMP
cGMP and the ratio of cAMP/cGMP. The results showed that the contents of serum T3 and T4 were obviously increased
while the plasma cAMP and cGMP decreased significantly by electroacupuncture at Zusanli acupoint. It suggested that electroacupuncture has a regulative action on the thyroid hormones
and cyclic nucleotides may be involved in the action.