Acupuncture suppresses morphine self-administration through the GABA receptors

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 625-630

  Yoon, Seong Shoon ^a   Kim, Hongyu ^a   Choi, Kwang Ho ^b   Lee, Bong Hyo ^a   Lee, Yoon Kyoung ^a   Lim, Sung Chul ^a   Choi, Seong Hun ^a   Hwang, Meeyul ^a   Kim, Kwang Joong ^a   Yang, Chae Ha ^a  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^b Stanley Medical Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; GABA; Morphine; Rat; Reinforcement; Self administration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 5,5 DIMETHYL 2 MORPHOLINEACETIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MORPHINE; MORPHOLINES; NARCOTICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76749145054     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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