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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2021-01-01
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Series: | Neural Plasticity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9926445 |