Current applications of molecular imaging and luminescence-based techniques in traditional Chinese medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-26

  Li, Jinhui ^a,b,c,d   Wan, Haitong ^d   Zhang, Hong ^a,b,c   Tian, Mei ^a,b,c,e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Imaging of Zhejiang Province   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chinese herbal medicine; Molecular imaging; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ANGELICIN; ANTITUMOR B; APIGENIN; BUZHUNG YI QI WAN EXTRACT; CANTHARIDIN; CHUANXIONGZINE PUERARIN; EPHEDRINE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FULVESTRANT; FUZHISAN; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JIA WEI XIAO YAO SAN; LUTEOLIN; NORCANTHARIDIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PSORALEN; PUERARIN; SHU GAN LIANG XUE DECOCTION; TANSHINONE IIA; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WEDELOLACTONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BLOOD FLOW; BOTANY; BREAST CANCER; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GINSENG; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GUA SHA; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LUMINESCENCE; MASSAGE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOXIBUSTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULTRASOUND;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MASSAGE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOXIBUSTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052037384     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.004     Document Type: Review

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