title: Skin on GV01 acupoint in colonic inflammatory states: tenderness and neurogenic inflammation.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medical Science, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dae-Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hahm
authors.forename: Boo-Yong
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Youngjin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kwang-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Pyun
authors.forename: Hye-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Insop
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006967:Hypersensitivity; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D020078:Neurogenic Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*