Effects of Qigong exercises on 3 different parameters of human saliva

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 262-266

  Bayat Movahed, Saeed ^a,d   Shayesteh, Yadollah ^b   Mehrizi, Homan ^b   Rezayi, Shermin ^c   Bamdad, Kobra ^b   Golestan, Banafsheh ^b   Mohamadi, Mansoureh ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Yang's Martial Art Association   (Iran)

^d NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Qigong; Saliva; Secretory immunoglobulin A

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOSALIVATION; MALE; MASSAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG EXERCISE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VOLUMETRY;

BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; MALE; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749183473     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-008-0262-6     Document Type: Article

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