The role of the sympathetic nervous system in moxibustion-induced immunomodulation in rats

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Han, Jae Bok ^a   Oh, Sang Duck ^a   Lee, Ki Seok ^a   Choi, Ki Soon ^a   Cho, Young Wuk ^a   Ahn, Hyun Jong ^a   Bae, Hyunsu ^b   Min, Byung Il ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

6 hydroxydopamine; B cell; Chemical sympathectomy; Moxibustion; NK cell; T cell

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; SYMPATHECTOMY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0038643712     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(03)00211-X     Document Type: Article

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