Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 197-201 , September 2009

The Distribution of Transcutaneous CO2 Emission and Correlation With the Points Along the Pericardium Meridian

  • Wei-Bo Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China
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  • Yu-Ying Tian

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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  • Zong-Xiang Zhu

      Affiliations

    • Beijing Meridian Research Center, China
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  • Rui-Ming Xu

      Affiliations

    • Beijing Meridian Research Center, China

Received 12 May 2009 ,Revised 5 July 2009 ,Accepted 14 July 2009.

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PII: S2005-2901(09)60055-8

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60055-8

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 197-201 , September 2009