Antinociceptive mechanisms associated with diluted bee venom acupuncture (apipuncture) in the rat formalin test: Involvement of descending adrenergic and serotonergic pathways

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Kim, Hyun Woo ^a   Kwon, Young Bae ^a   Han, Ho Jae ^b   Yang, Il Suk ^a   Beitz, Alvin J ^c   Lee, Jang Hern ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Adrenergic; Acupuncture; Antinociception; Bee venom; Serotonergic

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; FORMALDEHYDE; IDAZOXAN; METHYSERGIDE; NALTREXONE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEES; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 11144314734     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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