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Warm acupuncture therapy alleviates neuronal apoptosis after spinal cord injury via inhibition of the ERK signaling pathway

Li-Li-Qiang Ding1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Hypertension, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Song-Feng Hu2 Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Xing-Wei He2 Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peng Zhang3 Department of Acupuncture, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Fen-Fen Zhao2 Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Li-Hong Cheng2 Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Bing-Lin Huang5 Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Ting-Ping Liu4 Graduate School, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Qin Zhang4 Graduate School, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Fan He4 Graduate School, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Sha-Sha Hu4 Graduate School, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Ya-Jing Zhang4 Graduate School, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Ying Yu6 Department of Rehabilitation, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, NanchangPeople’s Republic of China
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Peng Xiong2 Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Chang-Kang Wang2 Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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Pages 798-806 | Published online: 06 Jul 2022

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