Modulation of central nociceptive coding by acupoint stimulation

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1950-1955

  Luo, Fei ^a   Wang, Jin Yan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Analgesia; fMRI; Neural ensemble activity; Neural network

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANALGESIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NOCICEPTORS;

EID: 51749083526     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9692-y     Document Type: Review

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