A brief overview of the analgesic and immunologic effects of acupuncture in domestic animals

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1201-1205

  Mittleman, Elise ^a   Gaynor, James S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETA ENDORPHIN; COLLAGEN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DYNORPHIN; ENDORPHIN; GOLD; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD FLOW; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034667444     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1201     Document Type: Short Survey

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