title: Corresponding measurements of delayed luminescence and impedance spectroscopy on acupuncture points.
abstract: Measurements of impedance spectroscopy and delayed luminescence have been performed on the acupuncture points PC4 and PC8 and other two control points of ten volunteers. The results show that there is a highly significant difference between the imaginary parts of the impedance of the acupunctural points and that of the control points. The same difference has not be observed in the values of the total number of counts of delayed luminescence. However a relationship has been detected between the imaginary part of the impedance of PC8 point and the total number of delayed luminescence counts, similar to that one found before for collagen, and it has been seen that the temporal dynamics of the two phenomena measured on one control points are similar. In particular, these final results confirm the close connection between the delayed luminescence and the dielectric properties of biological tissues.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Metodologie Fisiche e Chimiche per l'Ingegneria, University of Catania, Italy. lanzano_l@lns.infn.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lanzanò
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gulino
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bellia
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Falciglia
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scordino
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tudisco
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triglia
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Musumeci
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000379:methods*; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011336:Probability; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors