Possible Applications for Fascial Anatomy and Fasciaology in Traditional Chinese Medicine

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-132

  Bai, Yu ^a   Yuan, Lin ^a   Soh, Kwang Sup ^b   Lee, Byung Cheon ^b   Huang, Yong ^a   Wang, Chun lei ^a   Wang, Jun ^c   Wu, Jin peng ^a   Dai, Jing xing ^a   Palhalmi, Janos ^d   Sha, Ou ^c   Yew, David Tai Wai ^e  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Shenzhen University School of Medicine   (China)

^d East West Biomedicine Limited   (Hungary)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

acupoints; anatomy; fasciaology; meridians; primo vessel; traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIAL ANATOMY; FASCIAOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FASCIA; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; FASCIA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MERIDIANS;

EID: 77953316647     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60023-4     Document Type: Article

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