Endomorphin-1 mediates 2 Hz but not 100 Hz electroacupuncture analgesia in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-78

  Han, Zhou ^a   Jiang, Yu Hui ^a   Wan, You ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Chang, Jau Kang ^b   Han, Ji Sheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b PHOENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioid receptor; Electroacupuncture; Endomorphin; Frequency dependence; Microinjection of antiserum

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; ENDOMORPHIN 1;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HEAT; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MICROINJECTIONS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; TAIL;

EID: 0032834973     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00670-9     Document Type: Article

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