Effect of indirect moxibustion on mouse skin

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-151

  Chiba, Atsushi ^a   Nakanishi, Hiromoto ^a   Chichibu, Shiko ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOXIBUSTION; SKIN;

ANIMALS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; MOXIBUSTION; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0030625221     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X97000160     Document Type: Article

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