Effects of electroacupuncture on the pain threshold and the NMDA R1 mRNA in DRG on neuropathic pain rats

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-111

  Chen, Wenling ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Shi, Jing ^a   Liu, Xiaochun ^a   Guan, Xinmin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglia; Electroacupuncture; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Neuropathic pain; Pain threshold

Indexed keywords

DORSAL ROOT GANGLIA; N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD;

DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHASE CONTROL; RNA; SURGERY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NEUROLOGY;

MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GENETICS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; METABOLISM; NEURALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 3142534434     PISSN: 0257716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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