A pilot study of ceramic powder far-infrared ray irradiation (cFIR) on physiology: Observation of cell cultures and amphibian skeletal muscle

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Leung, Ting Kai ^a,b   Lee, Chi Ming ^a,b   Tsai, Shih Yin ^b   Chen, Yi Chien ^a   Chao, Jo Shui ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C2C12; cFIR; Electro stimulation; Exercise performance; LDH release; Muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME RELEASE; EXERCISE; FAR INFRARED RAY RADIATION; FATIGUE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FROG; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; INFRARED RADIATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; PILOT STUDY; POWDER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CERAMICS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFRARED RAYS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 79960322429     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4077/CJP.2011.AMM044     Document Type: Article

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