A birdcage model for the chinese meridian system: Part III. Possible mechanism of magnetic therapy

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 589-597

  Yung, Kaung Ti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Birdcage resonator; Lasting effect; Magnetic therapy; Outside field; Remote effect; Transmission line

Indexed keywords

FERRITE; IRON; NEODYMIUM;

ACUPUNCTURE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSCILLATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QI; RADIATION;

EID: 23944525591     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05003193     Document Type: Article

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