Spinal nociceptin mediates electroacupuncture-related modulation of visceral sympathoexcitatory reflex responses in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Zhou, Wei ^a   Mahajan, Aman ^a   Longhurst, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Dorsal horn; Intermediolateral column; Nociceptin orphanin FQ peptide receptors; Pressor response

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049096286     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01231.2008     Document Type: Article

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