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Mechanism of Acupuncture Analgesia Based on Animal Experiments

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Scientific Bases of Acupuncture

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Analgesia in response to stimulation of an acupuncture point is produced by two different mechanisms. One is the activation of some of the enodgenous, multiple pain inhibitory systems, and the other is the improvement of the reduced circulation in the painful regions in which possibly the pain causing substance has accumulated.

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Takeshige, C. (1989). Mechanism of Acupuncture Analgesia Based on Animal Experiments. In: Pomeranz, B., Stux, G. (eds) Scientific Bases of Acupuncture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73757-2_4

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