The antinociceptive effect of acupressure in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 143-150

  Trentini III, John F ^a   Thompson, B ^a   Erlichman, Joseph S ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Acupuncture; Antinociception; Opioid

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NOCICEPTORS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 16344382648     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05002746     Document Type: Article

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