Relationship between acupuncture and the autonomic nervous system

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

Funding

This work was supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 81825024).

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Cunzhi Liu drafted and approved the manuscript.

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Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine