Opioidergic orofacial antinociception induced by electroacupuncture at acupoint St36

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 621-626

  Almeida, R T ^a   Perez, A C ^a   Francischi, J N ^a   Castro, M S ^a   Duarte, I Dimitri G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Opioid; Orofacial antinociception; St36 acupoint

Indexed keywords

ENDORPHIN; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 52949125288     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008005000028     Document Type: Article

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