Heterogeneity of Skin Oxygen Density Distribution: Relation to Location of Acupuncture Points

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Lee, Youngmi ^a   Lee, Gwanyung ^a   Park, Sarah S ^a   Jang, Angela ^a   Jhon, Gil Ja ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

acupuncture point; meridian; microsensor; oxygen

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; DENSITY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; SKIN;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; HUMANS; OXYGEN; SKIN;

EID: 72649099246     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60067-4     Document Type: Article

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