Ki-energy (life-energy) protects isolated rat liver mitochondria from oxidative injury

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-482

  Ohnishi, S Tsuyoshi ^a   Ohnishi, Tomoko ^b   Nishino, Kozo ^c  

^a Philadelphia Biomedical Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c School of Nishino Breathing Method   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infrared radiation; Ki energy; Lipid peroxidation; Mitochondria; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Respiratory control ratio; TBARS

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; ENERGY; HEAT; INFRARED RADIATION; KI ENERGY; LIFE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

EID: 33845420510     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel032     Document Type: Article

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