Anti-hyperalgesic effect of electroacupuncture in a model of post-incisional pain in rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 957-960

  Oliveira, R ^a   Prado, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Hyperalgesia; Naloxone; Post incisional pain

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RAT; SKIN INCISION;

EID: 0033865005     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000000800012     Document Type: Article

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