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Importance of collagen at acupuncture points
Chinese scientists have investigated how mechanical acupuncture signals received at acupoints are transformed into biological signals. In a study carried out on rats, the role of collagen fibers at acupoints during acupuncture analgesia was investigated. When the investigators destroyed the structure of the collagen fibres at Zusanli ST-36 by injection of collagenase, the needle force exerted by a ...
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