Minimal immunoreactive plasma β-endorphin and decrease of cortisol at standard analgesia or different acupuncture techniques

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-376

  Harbach, Heinz ^a   Moll, B ^b   Boedeker, R H ^a   Vigelius Rauch, U ^a   Otto, H ^a   Muehling, J ^a   Hempelmann, G ^a   Markart, P ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

endorphin; Acupuncture; Acupuncture analgesia; Cortisol; Low back pain; Stress

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; DICLOFENAC; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ANALGESIA; BETA-ENDORPHIN; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847067566     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506001906     Document Type: Article

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