Regulating effects of different moxibustion therapies on bax and Bcl-2 in rats with ulcerative colitis

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 174-180

  Liu, Hui Rong ^a   Zhou, Shuang ^a   Wang, Xiao Mei ^a   Wu, Huan Gan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND MERIDIAN   (China)

Author keywords

Colitis, Ulcerative; Gene Expression; Genes, bcl 2; Moxibustion Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953034904     PISSN: 16723597     EISSN: 19930399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11726-010-0400-5     Document Type: Article

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