Neural acupuncture unit: A new concept for interpreting effects and mechanisms of acupuncture

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Zhang Jin ^a   Wang, Xiao Min ^b   McAlonan, Grainne M ^c  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; BETA ENDORPHIN; BRADYKININ; CALCITONIN; CYCLIC GMP; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ANATOMY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN REGION; COMA; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEVER; HUMAN; MANIA; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSATION; SHOCK; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 84859739039     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/429412     Document Type: Review

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