Moxibustion, an alternative therapy, ameliorated disturbed circadian rhythm of plasma arginine vasopressin and urine output in multiple system atrophy

Internal Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1015-1018

  Sakakibara, Ryuji ^a   Murakami, Eiko ^a   Katagiri, Akira ^a   Hayakawa, Sei ^a   Uchiyama, Tomoyuki ^a   Yamamoto, Tatsuya ^a   Hattori, Takamichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arginin vasopressin; Circadian rhythm; Moxibustion; Multiple system atrophy; Nocturnal polyuria

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYURIA; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; URINARY URGENCY; URINE VOLUME;

AGED; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; POLYURIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547862037     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6450     Document Type: Article

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