Activation of mast cells by acupuncture stimuli

Forum on Immunopathological Diseases and Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Wang, Lina ^a,b,c   Schwarz, Wolfgang ^a,b,d  

^a Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Degranulation; Mast cell; Physical stimuli

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 2;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 84865451383     PISSN: 21518017     EISSN: 21518025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/ForumImmunDisTher.2012004648     Document Type: Article

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