Effect of Acupuncture Stimulation on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Using Silicone Rubber Chambers

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 377-385

  Chen, Yueh Sheng ^a   Yao, Chun Hsu ^b   Chen, Ter Hsin ^c   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^e   Lao, Chih Jui ^d   Tsai, Chin Chuan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNGTAI INST HLTH SCI TECHNOL   (Taiwan)

^c Pig Research Institute Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMALS; AXONS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0035749554     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x01000393     Document Type: Article

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