Effects of Acupuncture on Behavioral Stereotypies and Brain Dopamine System in Mice as a Model of Tourette Syndrome

Effects of Acupuncture on Behavioral Stereotypies and Brain Dopamine System in Mice as a Model of Tourette Syndrome

Tourette syndrome (TS), a developmental neurobehavioral disorder, is characterized by involuntary behavioral stereotypies. Clinical studies have confirmed the positive effect of acupuncture on treating TS, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In the present study, we used behavior...

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Main Authors: Lixue Lin, Lingling Yu, Hongchun Xiang, Xuefei Hu, Xiaocui Yuan, He Zhu, Hongping Li, Hong Zhang, Tengfei Hou, Jie Cao, Shuang Wu, Wen Su, Man Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Tourette syndrome
acupuncture
dopamine system
striatum
substantia nigra pars compacta
prefrontal cortex
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00239/full

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