Meridian Studies in China: A Systematic Review

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Wang, Guang Jun ^a   Ayati, M Hossein ^b   Zhang, Wei Bo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

chemical characteristics; interstitial fluid; mask cells; meridian; meridian phenomena; neural aspect

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FLUID FLOW; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SENSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY; ANIMAL; HISTORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHINA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MERIDIANS;

EID: 77950223785     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60001-5     Document Type: Review

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