Kynurenic acid enhances electroacupuncture analgesia in normal and carrageenan-injected rats

Brain Research

Volumn 966, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 300-307

  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

Carrageenan; EAA receptor; Electroacupuncture; Fos; Hyperalgesia; Immunohistochemistry; Intrathecal; Paw withdrawal; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; KYNURENIC ACID; PROTEIN FOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULATION;

EID: 0345073650     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)04228-2     Document Type: Article

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