Left-right and Yin-Yang balance of biophoton emission from hands

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 197-211

  Yang, Joon Mo ^b   Choi, Chunho ^b   Jung, Hyun Hee ^b   Woo, Won Myung ^b   Yi, Seung Ho ^b   Soh, Kwang Sup ^a,b   Yang, Jong Soo ^b  

^a Department of Physics ^*

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

back of hand; Biophoton; Meridian; Palm; Yin and Yang, Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ACUPUNCTURE POINT; BIOPHOTON EMISSION; STROKE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOPHOTON; BIOPHOTON EMISSION; CHINESE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HAND; HAND PALM; HUMAN; LAOGONG POINT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; PHOTON; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STROKE;

EID: 14844284541     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012904815901425     Document Type: Article

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