Acupuncture, autonomic nervous system and biophysical origin of acupuncture system

  • Zoran Matić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Technologies, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Tijana Bojić University of Belgrade, Institut for Nuclear Sciences Vinča, Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics - 080, Belgrade, Serbia
Keywords: acupuncture therapy, acupuncture points, biophysics, autonomic nervous system, fascia, cardiovascular system

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