Effects of acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6) on prostaglandin levels in primary dysmenorrhea patients

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-261

  Shi, Guang Xia ^a,b   Liu, Cun Zhi ^a,b   Zhu, Jiang ^a   Guan, Li Ping ^c   Wang, De Jin ^c   Wu, Meng Meng ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

acupuncture; primary dysmenorrhea; prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; THROMBOXANE B2;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79951682867     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181fb27ae     Document Type: Article

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