Enhanced nitric oxide concentrations and expression of nitric oxide synthase in acupuncture points/meridians

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-215

  Ma, Sheng Xing ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037396190     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10755530360623329     Document Type: Article

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