Acupoint Activation: Response in Microcirculation and the Role of Mast Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Acupoint Stimulation and Corresponding Response in Microcirculation
3. Mast Cells Play an Important Role in Acupoint Activation and Microcirculatory Response
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, G.; Litscher, D.; Tian, Y.; Gaischek, I.; Jia, S.; Wang, L.; Zhang, W.; Litscher, G. Acupoint Activation: Response in Microcirculation and the Role of Mast Cells. Medicines 2014, 1, 56-63. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines1010056
Wang G, Litscher D, Tian Y, Gaischek I, Jia S, Wang L, Zhang W, Litscher G. Acupoint Activation: Response in Microcirculation and the Role of Mast Cells. Medicines. 2014; 1(1):56-63. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines1010056
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Guangjun, Daniela Litscher, Yuying Tian, Ingrid Gaischek, Shuyong Jia, Lu Wang, Weibo Zhang, and Gerhard Litscher. 2014. "Acupoint Activation: Response in Microcirculation and the Role of Mast Cells" Medicines 1, no. 1: 56-63. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines1010056
APA StyleWang, G., Litscher, D., Tian, Y., Gaischek, I., Jia, S., Wang, L., Zhang, W., & Litscher, G. (2014). Acupoint Activation: Response in Microcirculation and the Role of Mast Cells. Medicines, 1(1), 56-63. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines1010056