Mechanical signaling through connective tissue: a mechanism for the therapeutic effect of acupuncture.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000818:Animals; D019898:Autocrine Communication; D003094:Collagen / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009339:Needles; D059408:Pain Management; D019899:Paracrine Communication; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction; D012867:Skin; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D019415:Torque