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Review
. 2021 Mar;17(1):71-77.
doi: 10.1007/s11302-020-09729-8. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Tribute to Prof. Geoffrey Burnstock: his contribution to acupuncture

Yong Tang  1   2   3 , Peter Illes  4   5   6
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Review

Tribute to Prof. Geoffrey Burnstock: his contribution to acupuncture

Yong Tang et al. Purinergic Signal. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Prof. Geoffrey Burnstock; Purinergic signalling; Tribute.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Purinergic hypothesis on acupuncture mechanism. For explanation, see text
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Geoffrey Burnstock, Peter Illes, and Yong Tang at the 1st Sino-German Symposium on Purinergic Signalling, Pain and Acupuncture in Chengdu, 2012. Reproduced with permission from [57]
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Geoffrey Burnstock, Peter Illes, and Yong Tang at the 2nd Sino-German Symposium on Purinergic Signalling, Pain and Acupuncture in Leipzig, 2017
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The opening lecture addressed by Geoffrey Burnstock at the 1st Chinese Purine Meeting in Chengdu, 2018
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Geoffrey Burnstock visited Leshan Giant Buddha in 2012
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