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Electroacupuncture Improves Cognitive Deficits and Activates Ppar-γ in a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease

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Acupuncture in the Treatment of Cancer-Related Psychological Symptoms

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Glaucocalyxin B Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Parkinson’s Disease by Inhibiting TLR/NF-κB and Activating Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway

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Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Cancer-related Fatigue: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Electroacupuncture at Quchi and Zusanli treats cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury through activation of ERK signaling

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Involvement of ERK 1/2 activation in electroacupuncture pretreatment via cannabinoid CB1 receptor in rats

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The Effects of Electroacupuncture on Th1/Th2 Cytokine mRNA Expression and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways in the Splenic T Cells of Traumatized Rats

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Acupuncture Activates ERK-CREB Pathway in Rats Exposed to Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress

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Anti-oxidative and Anti-apoptotic Effects of Acupuncture: Role of Thioredoxin-1 in the Hippocampus of Vascular Dementia Rats

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Electroacupuncture ameliorates learning and memory in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting oxidative stress and promoting p-CREB expression in the hippocampus

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Mechanisms Underlying the Antidepressant Response of Acupuncture via PKA/CREB Signaling Pathway

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Electro-acupuncture stimulation acts on the basal ganglia output pathway to ameliorate motor impairment in Parkinsonian model rats.

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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt Signaling Pathway Mediates Acupuncture-Induced Dopaminergic Neuron Protection and Motor Function Improvement in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

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Electroacupuncture Suppressed Neuronal Apoptosis and Improved Cognitive Impairment in the AD Model Rats Possibly via Downregulation of Notch Signaling Pathway

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Acupuncture plus Herbal Medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Electroacupuncture-like stimulation at Baihui and Dazhui acupoints exerts neuroprotective effects through activation of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor-mediated MEK1/2/ERK1/2/p90RSK/bad signaling pathway in mild transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats

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History and Mechanism for Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Scalp Acupuncture

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Acupuncture modulates stress response by the mTOR signaling pathway in a rat post-traumatic stress disorder model

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The effect of electroaucpuncture for 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced proteomic changes in the mouse striatum

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Electroacupuncture Enhances Motor Recovery Performance with Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in Rats with Cerebral Infarction

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Tibetan golden acupuncture inhibits JNK/caspase-3 signaling pathway to alleviate neuronal apoptosis in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury

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Acupuncture Ameliorates Cognitive Dysfunction by Modulating the Apoptosis of Hippocampal Neuron in Severe Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Infant Rats Through the p38 MAPK/CREB Pathway

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Therapeutic Effects of Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation in Combination Transplantation of Human Adipose‐Derived Stem Cells‐Derived Dopaminergic Neuron on the Monkey Model of Parkinson's Disease

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Effect of integrated yoga and naturopathy therapies on psychological burden of a patient with seizures

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