Acupuncture - Is There a Physiological Basis? Satellite Symposium of the 34th World Congress of the Iups, Held at Auckland College of Education, Auckland, New Zealand on 24 August 2001

Acupuncture has been in use clinically for a long period, and held its first Symposium to discuss its physiological mechanisms in the history of IUPS in 2001. The Symposium has been summarized in these proceedings, which cover the physiological mechanisms of afferent properties and analgesic effect of acupuncture, modulation of cardiovascular functions by acupuncture, modulation of autonomic functions by acupuncture, andmodulation of endocrine and immune function by acupuncture. The Symposium and its proceedings give scientific information on physiological mechanisms of acupuncture, and will greatly increase our scientific knowledge on acupuncture.Sato, A. is the author of 'Acupuncture - Is There a Physiological Basis? Satellite Symposium of the 34th World Congress of the Iups, Held at Auckland College of Education, Auckland, New Zealand on 24 August 2001', published 2002 under ISBN 9780444508881 and ISBN 0444508880.