Role of C tactile fibres in touch and emotion - Clinical and research relevance to acupuncture

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 169-171

  Campbell, Anthony ^a  

^a UCL Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; C tactile nerve fibres

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; EMOTION; HUMAN; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; WELLBEING;

EID: 33846972654     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.24.4.169     Document Type: Short Survey

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