Analgesic effect of electric stimulation of peripheral nerves with different electric frequencies using the formalin test

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 291-299

  Hsieh, Ching Liang ^a   Kuo, Chi Chung ^a   Chen, Yueh Sheng ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^b   Hsieh, Ching Tou ^b   Lao, Chih Jui ^a   Lee, Chia Jung ^a   Lin, Jaung Geng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NECK MUSCLE; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; PAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0033641338     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X00000349     Document Type: Article

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