Cutaneous analgesia, hemodynamic and respiratory effects, and β-endorphin concentration in spinal fluid and plasma of horses after acupuncture and electroacupuncture

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1435-1442

  Skarda, Roman T ^a   Tejwani, Gopi A ^a   Muir III, William W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE; BETA ENDORPHIN; BICARBONATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HORSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZATION; REACTION TIME; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036793259     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1435     Document Type: Article

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