Therapeutic touch stimulates the proliferation of human cells in culture

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Gronowicz, Gloria A ^a   Jhaveri, Ankur ^a   Clarke, Libbe W ^a   Aronow, Michael S ^a   Smith, Theresa H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; THYMIDINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BONE CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TOUCH;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OSTEOBLASTS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; STAINING AND LABELING; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; THYMIDINE;

EID: 42049092567     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7163     Document Type: Article

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