Electro-acupuncture regulation of central monoamine neurotransmitters in ischaemia-reperfusion

Current Research in Acupuncture

Volumn 9781461433576, Issue , 2013, Pages 401-430

  Xu, Mingshu ^a   Ge, Linbao ^b,c   Zhao, Dan ^b  

^a Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian   (China)

^b Shanghai Research Institute of Qigong   (China)

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

Author keywords

Brain; Electro acupuncture; Ischaemia reperfusion; Monoamine neurotransmitters; Rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949178388     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3357-6_13     Document Type: Chapter

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