Low-frequency electro-acupuncture reduces the nociceptive response and the pain mediator enhancement induced by nerve growth factor

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 449, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-177

  Aloe, Luigi ^a   Manni, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electro acupuncture; Hyperalgesia; Nerve growth factor; Substance P; TRPV1

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SUBSTANCE P; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HYPERALGESIA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MICE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SKIN; SUBSTANCE P; TRPV CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 57149121457     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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