Artery Research
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 7-14 , March 2010

Acute and chronic effects of acupuncture on radial artery: A randomized double blind study in migraine

  • Pierre Boutouyrie

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
    • INSERM U970, Paris, France
    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Département de Pharmacologie et Unité INSERM U 970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France. Tel.: +33 1 56 09 39 91; fax: +33 1 56 09 39 92.
    • ,
  • Robert Corvisier

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
    • INSERM U970, Paris, France
    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Kim-Than Ong

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
    • INSERM U970, Paris, France
    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Claire Vulser

      Affiliations

    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Catherine Lassalle

      Affiliations

    • Fondation Ophtalmologique Rothschild, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Michel Azizi

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Brigitte Laloux

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
    • INSERM U970, Paris, France
    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Stéphane Laurent

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
    • INSERM U970, Paris, France
    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

Received 22 September 2009 ,Revised 11 December 2009 ,Accepted 23 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2009.12.003

Artery Research
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