Zai-Jie He, Ya-Fei Luo, Hui Ding, Xin Chen, Xiao-Jiang Liang, Jia-Jia Peng, Shuang-Shuang Yang, Chuang Lu, Ying Lu
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the location and anatomical structure of "Shaochong"(HT9), "Shaofu"(HT8), "Shenmen"(HT7), "Lingdao"(HT4) and "Shaohai"(HT3) in the rabbit's forelimb. METHODS: Sixteen rabbits (half male and half female) were used in the present study. By referring to the national standards on the location of acupoints in the human body and the literature about the location of acupoints in the rabbit, and by using the method of comparative anatomy, the location and needling operation of the Five-shu acupoints of Shaoyin Heart Meridian on the rabbit's forelimb were defined, and these acupoints were needled and CT three-dimensional reconstruction were conducted...
April 25, 2023: Zhen Ci Yan Jiu, Acupuncture Research