The acupuncture system and the liquid crystalline collagen fibers of the connective tissues

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 251-263

  Ho, Mae Wan ^a   Knight, David P ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

EID: 0032252921     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x98000294     Document Type: Article

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