Influence of organ pathology on the electrical parameters in organ projection areas of the skin

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 218-225

  Szopinski, Jan Z ^a,c   Lochner, Georg P ^b   Pantanowitz, Desmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c University of the Witwasterstrand ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acupuncture points; Rectification; Resistance 'breakthrough effect'; Skin impedance; Skin resistance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRODE; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; POLARIZATION; SKIN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH DISEASE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EAR; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 33749660561     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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