Electroacupuncture for Control of Blood Glucose in Diabetes: Literature Review

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Peplow, Philip V ^a   Baxter, G David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acupoints; Blood glucose; Diabetes; Electroacupuncture

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMEN; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84856589360     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2011.11.018     Document Type: Review

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