Opioid μ receptors in caudate nucleus contribute to electroacupuncture and Sm I generating inhibition on nociceptive responses of Pf neurons

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-54

  Wu, Guo Ji ^a   Chen, Zheng Qiu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture analgesia; Caudate nucleus; Cerebral cortex; Opiate; Parafascicular nucleus

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N,N DIALLYLTYROSYL 2 METHYLALANYL 2 METHYLALANYLPHENYLALANYLLEUCINE; NALOXONE; NORBINALTORPHIMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; THALAMUS PARAFASCICULAR NUCLEUS;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INTRALAMINAR THALAMIC NUCLEI; MICROINJECTIONS; NALOXONE; NOCICEPTORS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0033043680     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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