Acupuncture Enhances the Synaptic Dopamine Availability to Improve Motor Function in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

Seung-Nam Kim; Ah-Reum Doo; Ji-Yeun Park; Hyungjin Bae; Younbyoung Chae; Insop Shim; Hyangsook Lee; Woongjoon Moon; Hyejung Lee; Hi-Joon Park

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027566

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Acupuncture Enhances the Synaptic Dopamine Availability to Improve Motor Function in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

Seung-Nam Kim,

Affiliations Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Oriental Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ah-Reum Doo,

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ji-Yeun Park,

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyungjin Bae,

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Younbyoung Chae,

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Insop Shim,

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyangsook Lee,

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Woongjoon Moon ,

* E-mail: wm9306@naver.com (WM); acufind@khu.ac.kr (H-JP)

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyejung Lee,

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hi-Joon Park

* E-mail: wm9306@naver.com (WM); acufind@khu.ac.kr (H-JP)

Affiliation Studies of Translational Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Acupuncture Enhances the Synaptic Dopamine Availability to Improve Motor Function in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

Seung-Nam Kim,
Ah-Reum Doo,
Ji-Yeun Park,
Hyungjin Bae,
Younbyoung Chae,
Insop Shim,
Hyangsook Lee,
Woongjoon Moon,
Hyejung Lee,
Hi-Joon Park

Published: November 22, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027566

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