Electroacupuncture alleviates intraoperative immunosuppression in patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-56

  Li, Guoyan ^a   Li, Shuqin ^a   An, Lixin ^a   Wang, Baoguo ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878485080     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010254     Document Type: Article

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