Acupuncture, connective tissue, and peripheral sensory modulation

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 249-253

  Langevin, Helene M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Adenosine; ATP; Connective tissue; Fibroblasts; Mechanotransduction; Purinergic signaling

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COLLAGEN; ANALGESIC AGENT; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STRETCHING; ANIMAL; NEEDLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NEEDLES; PURINERGIC AGENTS;

EID: 84902686841     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2014008284     Document Type: Article

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