Electroacupuncture (EA) modulates the expression of NMDA receptors in primary sensory neurons in relation to hyperalgesia in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-53

  Wang, Lina ^b   Zhang, Yuwen ^a   Dai, Jiapei ^a   Yang, Jianping ^b   Gang, Shucheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Electroacupuncture; IB4; Inflammatory hyperalgesia; Inflammatory pain; N methyl d aspartate; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

FREUND ADJUVANT; LECTIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EDEMA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERALGESIA; LECTINS; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750450827     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.077     Document Type: Article

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