Effect of acupuncture on neurotransmitters/modulators

Acupuncture Therapy for Neurological Diseases: A Neurobiological View

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 120-142

  Wen, Guoqiang ^a   He, Xiaozhou ^b   Lu, Yang ^c   Xia, Ying ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Amino acids; Modulators; Monoamines; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952668723     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10857-0_5     Document Type: Chapter

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