ELECTRICAL IMPEDENCE OF LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN ACUPUNCTURE MERIDIANS

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The primary aim of this study is to compare the electrical impedence of connective tissue planes associated with the Gall-Bladder, Kidney, and Lung Meridian to the impedence of adjacent muscle tissue controls. The hypothesis is that the meridian-associated connective tissue planes have lower electrical impedence compared to muscle tissue controls. The secondary aim is to look for evidence that sex, age or hydration status, are associated with variations in electrical impedence along connective tissue or muscle planes. The hypothesis is that men possess lower electrical impedence at connective tissue planes compared to women; electrical impedence at both connective tissue and muscle planes do not differ with age; a hydrated state is associated with lower electrical impedence at both tissue sites.