Neurophysiologic basis of Back-Shu and Huatuo-Jiaji points

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 473-479

  Cabioglu, Mehmet Tugrul ^a   Arslan, Gülnaz ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Back Shu point; Sympathetic and parasympathetic system

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACK SHU ACUPUNCTURE POINT; BLADDER; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BRONCHODILATATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; GALLBLADDER; HEART; HEART BEAT; HUATUO JIAJI ACUPUNCTURE POINT; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LARGE INTESTINE; LIVER; LUNG; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PERICARDIUM; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; SMALL INTESTINE; SPLEEN; STOMACH; STOMACH MOTILITY; VISCERA;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; URINARY BLADDER; VISCERA;

EID: 44949172659     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005916     Document Type: Article

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