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AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL
Volume 107, Issue 1, Pages 60-64Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0702(03)00103-6
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electroacupuncture; heart rate; blood pressure; blow flow; autonomic dysfunction
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To clarify the effect of electroacupuncture (Ea) on the activity of the cardiovascular system in normal individuals, hemodynamic parameters including arterial blood pressure (BP), finger blood flow (FBF) and heart rate (HR) as well as paravertebral temperature (PVT) were non-invasively recorded under Ea stimulation. Surface stimulation electrode was placed on the Hoku point (Li-4). Square wave pulses (0.05 ms) were applied from a stimulator with a stimulation frequency of 2 Hz (3 min). The stimulation intensity was five times of sensory threshold. BP and FBF were decreased (68.5 +/- 6.0%, P < 0.01 and 96.8 +/- 1.1%, P < 0.01 of control, respectively, n = 7) while HR and PVT were increased significantly (115.0 +/- 5.1 of control, P < 0.05 and 0.054 +/- 0.004 degree C, P < 0.01, respectively, n = 7) during Ea treatment. The results suggested an inhibition in sympathetic outflow, which induced vasodilatation of systemic arteriole and decrease in BP and FBF were elicited by Ea stimulation. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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