Scientific research into acupuncture for the relief of pain

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-60

  Pomeranz, Bruce ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDORPHIN; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HUMAN; INNERVATION; NERVE TRACT; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDORPHINS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0030089939     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1996.2.53     Document Type: Article

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