Effects of electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on survival of musculocutaneous flap in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 273-280

  Niina, Yoriko ^a   Ikeda, Kazuhisa ^a   Iwa, Masahiro ^a   Sakita, Masakazu ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031309326     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x97000305     Document Type: Article

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