Auricular acupuncture in animals: Effects of opiate withdrawal and involvement of endorphins

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-63

  Ng, Lorenz K Y ^a  

^a National Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ENDORPHIN; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MORPHINE ADDICTION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENDORPHINS; FEMALE; MICE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030089582     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1996.2.61     Document Type: Article

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