Positron emission tomography analysis of the analgesic effects of acupuncture in rhesus monkeys

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 787-801

  Maenaka, Toshihiro ^a   Tano, Kaori ^a   Nakanishi, Satoshi ^a   Tsukada, Hideo ^b   Ishida, Torao ^a  

^a SUZUKA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Analgesia; Brain activity; Heat pain; PET

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INSULA; LATENT PERIOD; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PAIN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RHESUS MONKEY; THALAMUS;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HEART RATE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 33750429327     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004296     Document Type: Article

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