title: [Recent developments of the study on the energy metabolism in the meridians].
abstract: Based on the literatures retrieved on CNKI and PubMed database in recent twenty years, the major indices of meridian activities, for instance, ATP, oxygen partial pressure, transcutaneous CO2 emission, pH value, temperature, and the energy metabolic characters along the meridians, are analyzed and summarized in this paper. The selection requirements of study subjects, the acupoint selection principles, and research methods are introduced in great detail according to selecting appropriate pathological model, applying the specifity of acupoints and the physiologic characteristics of meridians in order to establish cooperation among relevant fields.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xue-zheng
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yong-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000818:Animals; D001775:Blood Circulation; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016740:Meridians
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide