The Effect of Herb-Partition Moxibustion on Toll-like Receptor 4 in Rabbit Aorta during Atherosclerosis

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 72-79

  Yue, Zeng Hui ^a   He, Xin Qun ^a   Chang, Xiao Rong ^a   Yuan, Jian Ling ^a   Yu, Bao Sheng ^a   Liu, Mi ^a   Fu, Ling ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Shang, Li Chao ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Herbal cake moxibustion; Immunohistochemistry; Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4)

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GRAY MATTER; HERB; IMMUNE INJURY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIPID DIET; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862823093     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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