Corresponding measurements of delayed luminescence and impedance spectroscopy on acupuncture Points

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 364-370

  Lanzanó, Luca ^a   Grasso, Rosaria ^a   Gulino, Marisa ^a   Bellia, Paolo ^a   Falciglia, Filippo ^a   Scordino, Agata ^a   Tudisco, Salvatore ^a   Triglia, Antonio ^a   Musumeci, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accupuncture; Delayed luminescence; Dielecric properties; Impedence spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SKIN; TIME;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROBABILITY; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50649103721     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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