Central and peripheral neural mechanisms of acupuncture in myocardial ischemia

International Congress Series

Volumn 1238, Issue C, 2002, Pages 79-87

  Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular reflexes; Neiguan acupoint; Opioid receptors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975241926     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)00415-6     Document Type: Article

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