Probing the mystery of Chinese medicine meridian channels with special emphasis on the connective tissue interstitial fluid system, mechanotransduction, cells durotaxis and mast cell degranulation

Chinese Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Fung, Peter Chin Wan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL SURFACE; CHEMOTAXIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NOCICEPTION; TISSUE REPAIR; TRIGGER POINT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67651248237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-4-10     Document Type: Article

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