A Segmental effect involved in the changes of skin blood flow induced by acupuncture in normal health human

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 441-448

  Jan, Ya Min ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^b   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide (CGRP); Skin Blood Flow; Skin Temperature; Waiguan Acupoint (SJ5)

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPINAL NERVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPINAL NERVES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953557036     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10007968     Document Type: Article

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