Electroacupuncture potentiates the antiallodynic effect of intrathecal neostigmine in a rat model of neuropathic pain

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 357-360

  Kim, Ha Neul ^a,b   Park, Jung Hyuk ^a,b   Kim, Sun Kwang ^c   Sun, Boram ^a   Koo, Sungtae ^d   Choi, Sun Mi ^d   Bae, Hyunsu ^c   Min, Byung Il ^a,c  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Jaseng Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Intrathecal neostigmine; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

NEOSTIGMINE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEURALGIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 55249106901     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.SC008308     Document Type: Article

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