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Skin on GV01 Acupoint in Colonic Inflammatory States: Tenderness and Neurogenic Inflammation

J Physiol Sci Vol.56, No.4 pp.317-320
Hee-Young Kim, Dae-Hyun Hahm, Boo-Yong Sohn, Youngjin Choi, Kwang-Ho Pyun, Hye-Jung Lee, Insop Shim
Abstract: GV01 is one of the most effective acupoints to treat diarrhea in humans and animals. The present study showed that skin on the GV01 acupoint reveals tenderness and neurogenic inflammation in colonic inflammatory states, but not in normal healthy states.

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Department of Oriental Medical Science, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, South Korea. ishim@catholic.ac.kr
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