Antinociceptive effects of heterotopic electroacupuncture in formalin-induced pain

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 565-574

  Kim, Jae Hyo ^a,b   Gwak, Young Seob ^b   Lee, Inhyung ^b   Sohn, In Churl ^a   Kim, Min Sun ^c   Choi, Dong Ok ^c   Baek, Dae Bong ^a   Park, Byung Rim ^c  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Electroacupuncture; Formalin test; Heterotopic acupoint

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33749495560     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004107     Document Type: Article

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