Effects of electroacupuncture on orphanin FQ immunoreactivity and preproorphanin FQ mRNA in nucleus of raphe magnus in the neuropathic pain rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 509-513

  Ma, Fei ^a,b   Xie, Hong ^a,c   Dong, Zhi Qiang ^a   Wang, Yan Qing ^a   Wu, Gen Cheng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Neuropathic pain; Nucleus of raphe magnus; OFQ immunoreactivity; Orphanin FQ; ppOFQ mRNA

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; NOCICEPTIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGATION; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PAIN; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 3042711940     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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