The antinociceptive effect of electroacupuncture at different depths of acupoints and under the needling surface
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The stimulation of acupoints along the meridians, but not the non-acupoints outside of the meridians, produces analgesia. Although the acupoint is defined at the body surface, the exact location of the acupoints is not known. This st...
Main Authors: | Silva Marcelo L, Silva Josie RT, Prado Wiliam A |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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Series: | Chinese Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.cmjournal.org/content/7/1/3 |
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