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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 792765, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/792765
Research Article

Changes in Cytokine Expression after Electroacupuncture in Neuropathic Rats

Myeoung Hoon Cha,1 Taick Sang Nam,1 Yongho Kwak,1 Hyejung Lee,2 and Bae Hwan Lee1

1Department of Physiology and Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, P.O. Box 8044, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
2Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea

Received 1 June 2011; Revised 12 October 2011; Accepted 26 October 2011

Academic Editor: Rui Chen

Copyright © 2012 Myeoung Hoon Cha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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