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Abstract

Medicine

Acupuncture in a Rat Model of Asthma

Published: August 25th, 2020

DOI:

10.3791/61762

1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2Shanghai Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Service

Abstract

A high platform can fix rats without restriction and completely expose the acupoints on the back during acupuncture manipulation. This article describes methods for the fabrication of the high platform, establishes a rat model of asthma and measures changes in respiratory function using a noninvasive and real-time whole-body plethysmography (WBP) system.

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Keywords Acupuncture

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