Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1982 Mar; 58(5): 197-9.

[Ear-acupuncture and endocrine secretion]

Spagnoletti T, Liotti M, Tutino L, Marcucci F, Cafaro MR, Officioso A, De Luca R.

We have investigated the possible influence of auricolar puncture over hormonal secretion. We have studied in 5 subjects the course of hormonal incretion determinable by only auricolar puncture and the second time making the same methodology united with the test of hypophyseal stimulation by "LH-RH-insulina-TRH". The results show that it is not get any changes of the plasmatic rates of hypophiseal hormones, while we have observed a decrease of the plasmatic hydrocortisone rate when it was practised the only auricolar puncture.