Excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists and electroacupuncture synergetically inhibit carrageenan-induced behavioral hyperalgesia and spinal fos expression in rats

Pain

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 525-535

  Zhang, Yu Qiu ^a   Ji, Guang Chen ^b   Wu, Gen Cheng ^b   Zhao, Zhi Qi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AMPA KA receptor; Carrageenan; Electroacupuncture; Fos; N methyl D aspartic acid receptor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEIN FOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ST 36; UB 60; VALERIC ACID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KUN LUN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; THERMAL STIMULATION; ZU SAN LI;

ANIMALS; CARRAGEENAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, FOS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0036803075     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(02)00268-3     Document Type: Article

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