Release of Endogenous Opioids Following Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation in an Experimental Model of Acute Inflammatory Pain

Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-163

  Sabino, George S ^a   Santos, Cristiane M F ^b   Francischi, Janetti N ^a   de Resende, Marcos Antônio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Physiotherapist   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antihyperalgesia; endogenous opioids; TENS

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; ENDORPHIN; NALTREXONE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RAT;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CARRAGEENAN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INFLAMMATION; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PAIN; RATS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 38349147731     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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