Effects of acupuncture on immune response related to opioid-like peptides

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-63

  Petti, Filomena ^a   Bangrazi, Alfio ^a   Liguori, Aldo ^a   Reale, Gabriella ^b   Ippoliti, Flora ^b  

^a Paracelso Institute   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PAIN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; BETA-ENDORPHIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; PAIN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0032009265     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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