A birdcage model for the Chinese meridian system: Part V. Applications to animals and plants

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 903-912

  Yung, Kaung Ti ^a  

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

Author keywords

Animals; Birdcage model; Meridian system; Plants; Sound fertilization

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHINESE MEDICINE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFERTILITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MERIDIANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; QI;

EID: 31144471020     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05003491     Document Type: Article

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