Acupuncture and the opioid system: Implications in management of migraine

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-133

  Pintov, Shai ^a   Lahat, Eli ^b,e   Alstein, Miriam ^d   Vogel, Zvi ^a   Barg, Jacob ^a,c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^e ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELAXATION TRAINING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030725095     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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