"Acupuncture Points" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Designated locations along nerves or organ meridians for inserting acupuncture needles.
| Descriptor ID |
D015669
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.044.555.035
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| Concept/Terms |
Acupuncture Points- Acupuncture Points
- Acupuncture Point
- Point, Acupuncture
- Points, Acupuncture
- Acupoints
- Acupoint
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acupuncture Points" by people in Profiles.
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Autonomically mediated anti-inflammatory effects of electrical stimulation at acupoints in a rodent model of colonic inflammation. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 08; 31(8):e13615.
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Effects and mechanisms of auricular electroacupuncture on gastric hypersensitivity in a rodent model of functional dyspepsia. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0174568.
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Chronic Electrical Stimulation at Acupoints Reduces Body Weight and Improves Blood Glucose in Obese Rats via Autonomic Pathway. Obes Surg. 2015 Jul; 25(7):1209-16.