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An exploratory study of gold wire implantation at acupoints to accelerate ulnar fracture healing in rats
Hee-Young Kim1, Boo-Yong Sohn, Un-Kyo Seo
1Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1069, USA.
The Journal of Physiological Sciences : JPS
|May 5, 2009
Abstract:
By causing long-term stimulation, gold wire implantation at acupoints has been used empirically to prolong the effects of acupuncture. This study shows that subcutaneous gold wire implantation at acupoints has long-term effects on bone regeneration in the rat ulna bone defect model.
