Repetitive Electroacupuncture Alleviate Neuropathic Pain in Association with Suppressing Activation of Spinal Glial Cells |
Lee, Heun Joo
(Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Jeong, Bo Eun (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Song, Da Eun (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Park, Min Young (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Koo, Sungtae (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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