A C-fiber reflex inhibition induced by electroacupuncture with different intensities applied at homotopic and heterotopic acupoints in rats selectively destructive effects on myelinated and unmyelinated afferent fibers

Brain Research

Volumn 1011, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 228-237

  Zhu, Bing ^a,b   Xu, Wei Dong ^a   Rong, Pei Jing ^a   Ben, Hui ^a   Gao, Xin Yan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

C fiber reflex; Capsaicin; Cobra venom; Electroacupuncture; Intensity; Pain modulation: anatomy and physiology; Sensory systems

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE TRANSECTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HINDLIMB; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442614708     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.03.034     Document Type: Article

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