Electroacupuncture provides a new approach to neuroprotection in rats with induced glaucoma

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 315-322

  Chan, Henry H L ^a   Leung, Mason C P ^a   So, Kwok Fai ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GLAUCOMA; LASER COAGULATION; MULTIFOCAL ELECTRORETINOGRAM; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA;

ANIMALS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 18444387155     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.315     Document Type: Article

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