Scientific bases of acupuncture analgesia

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-14

  Cao, Xiaoding ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture analgesia; Acupuncture sensation (De Qi sensation); Endogenous opioid peptides; Neural pathway of acupuncture; Pain tolerance threshold

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DRUG DOSAGE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING;

PAIN PERCEPTION;

ACUPUNCTURE;

NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE PEPTIDE; BETA ENDORPHIN; NALOXONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; HUMANS; NALOXONE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 0035999540     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012902816026103     Document Type: Article

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