Differences of electroacupuncture-induced analgesic effect in normal and inflammatory conditions in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 955-965

  Sekido, Reina ^a   Ishimaru, Keisou ^a   Sakita, Masakazu ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Carrageenan; Electroacupuncture; Hyperalgesia; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; PRESSURE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; CARRAGEENAN; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 2542457567     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03001491     Document Type: Article

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