Effects of traditional japanese massage therapy on gene expression: Preliminary study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 553-555

  Donoyama, Nozomi ^a   Ohkoshi, Norio ^a  

^a TSUKUBA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MASSAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; JAPAN; MASSAGE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958228945     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0209     Document Type: Article

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