Altered Small-World Efficiency of Brain Functional Networks in Acupuncture at ST36: A Functional MRI Study

Bo Liu; Jun Chen; Jinhui Wang; Xian Liu; Xiaohui Duan; Xiaojing Shang; Yu Long; Zhiguang Chen; Xiaofang Li; Yan Huang; Yong He

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039342

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Altered Small-World Efficiency of Brain Functional Networks in Acupuncture at ST36: A Functional MRI Study

Bo Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Bo Liu, Jun Chen, Jinhui Wang

* E-mail: lbgdhtcm@163.com

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Jun Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Bo Liu, Jun Chen, Jinhui Wang

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Jinhui Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Bo Liu, Jun Chen, Jinhui Wang

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Xian Liu,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Xiaohui Duan,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Xiaojing Shang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Yu Long,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Zhiguang Chen,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Xiaofang Li,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Yan Huang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China
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Yong He

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Altered Small-World Efficiency of Brain Functional Networks in Acupuncture at ST36: A Functional MRI Study

Bo Liu,
Jun Chen,
Jinhui Wang,
Xian Liu,
Xiaohui Duan,
Xiaojing Shang,
Yu Long,
Zhiguang Chen,
Xiaofang Li,
Yan Huang

Published: June 22, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039342

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