Effect of electro-acupuncture with various parameters on the nociceptive response of spinal cord dorsal horn neurons in the rat

Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 531-534+541

  Wang, Yuexiu ^a   Yuan, Bin ^a   Tang, Jingshi ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupoint; Analgesia; Electroacupuncture; Parameter; Rat; Spinal dorsal horn

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342333454     PISSN: 16718259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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