Acupuncture for Parkinson’s Disease: Efficacy Evaluation and Mechanisms in the Dopaminergic Neural Circuit

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Existing pharmaceutical treatments offer alleviation of symptoms but cannot delay disease progression and are often associated with significant side...

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Main Authors: Yadan Zhao, Zichen Zhang, Siru Qin, Wen Fan, Wei Li, Jingyi Liu, Songtao Wang, Zhifang Xu, Meidan Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9926445