Biochemical changes after a qigong program: Lipids, serum enzymes, urea, and creatinine in healthy subjects

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Vera, Francisca M ^a   Manzaneque, Juan M ^a   Maldonado, Enrique F ^a   Carranque, Gabriel A ^b   Cubero, Victor M ^c   Blanca, María J ^a   Morell, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^c Los Boliches College   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Meditation; Psychosomatic; Qigong; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIPID;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PSYCHOSOMATICS; TRAINING; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; BREATHING EXERCISES; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; UREA;

EID: 37249045926     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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