Progress of Animal Research on Electro-acupuncture Treatment for Depression△

doi:10.1016/S1001-9294(14)60023-7

Abstract

This paper summarized the Chinese literatures in the previous 5 years about the pre-clinical animal researches on the application of electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment for depression, searched in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The efficiency of EA treatment for depression and the mechanism of it were discussed, to shed light on new ideas and new fronts for the further research on depression in clinical or pre-clinical fields.

Key words: electro-acupuncture, depression, animal research, review

Yu-ping Mo,Hai-jiang Yao,Hong-tao Song,An-ping Xu,Yin-shan Tang,Zhi-gang Li^*. Progress of Animal Research on Electro-acupuncture Treatment for Depression[J].Chinese Medical Sciences Journal, 2014, 29(1): 43-47.

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