The mechanistic studies of acupuncture and moxibustion in Taiwan

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-186

  Lin, Jaung Geng ^a   Chen, Yi Hung ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Mechanism; Moxibustion; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; NITRIC OXIDE; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC NERVE CELL; ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANUS SPHINCTER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHINESE MEDICINE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOXIBUSTION; NONHUMAN; ODDI SPHINCTER; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; TAIWAN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; UPREGULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MOXIBUSTION; NEURONS; PAIN; PROTEOMICS; SEROTONIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 79952551155     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0664-8     Document Type: Review

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