Analgesic effects by electroacupuncture were decreased in inducible nitric oxide synthase knockout mice

Neurological Research

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Kim, Ee Hwa ^a   Park, Hi Joon ^b   Lee, Hyangsook ^c   Seo, Jung Chul ^d   Hong, MeeSuk ^b   Park, Hun Kuk ^b   Jang, Mi Hyeon ^b   Kim, Chang Ju ^b   Ha, Eunyoung ^b   Lee, Hyejung ^b   Kang, SungKeel ^b   Choi, SunMi ^e   Ryu, YeonHee ^e   Chung, Joo Ho ^b,f  

^a Semyung University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Sangji University   (South Korea)

^d Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^f Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Electroacupuncture; Knockout mice; Nitric oxide synthase; Tail flick

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVALUATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARAMETER; TAIL FLICK TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILD TYPE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PAIN THRESHOLD; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947578289     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164107X172257     Document Type: Article

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