Thalamic neuron theory: Meridians = DNA. The genetic and embryological basis of traditional Chinese medicine including acupuncture

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 504-521

  Lee, Tsun Nin ^a  

^a Academy of Pain Research   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHROMATID; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FERTILIZATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THALAMUS; THEORY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; NUCLEAR PORE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZYGOTE;

CIRCULAR DNA; DNA;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DNA; DNA, CIRCULAR; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EVOLUTION; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENOME; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MERIDIANS; MITOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NUCLEAR PORE; ORGANIZERS, EMBRYONIC; QI; THALAMIC NUCLEI; YIN-YANG; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0036838965     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00190-1     Document Type: Article

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