Alteration of orphanin FQ immunoreactivity and ppOFQ mRNA by combination of melatonin with electroacupuncture

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 49-58

  Zhou, Min Ming ^a   Yu, Chang Xi ^a   Wang, Miao Zhen ^a   Cao, Xiao Ding ^a   Wu, Gen Cheng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture analgesia; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Melatonin; Orphanin FQ; Prepro orphanin FQ

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BRAIN; IMMUNOLOGY; RNA;

IMMUNOREACTIVITY;

ELECTROACUPUNCTURE;

MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; NOCICEPTIN;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT;

EID: 0035021442     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012901816356018     Document Type: Article

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