Human Ultraweak Photon Emission and the Yin Yang Concept of Chinese Medicine

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 221-231

  Van Wijk, Roeland ^a   Van der Greef, Jan ^b,c   Van Wijk, Eduard ^a,b  

^a Meluna Research   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; Connective tissue; Radical oxygen species; Triboluminescence; Ultraweak photon emission; Yin yang

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; OXYGEN; WATER;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIELD EMISSION; HEAT; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 78650362763     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60041-6     Document Type: Review

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