Analgesia induced by 2- or 100-Hz electroacupuncture in the rat tail-flick test depends on the activation of different descending pain inhibitory mechanisms

Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-60

  Silva, Josie R T ^a   Silva, Marcelo L ^a   Prado, Wiliam A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

analgesia; descending pain control; Electroacupuncture; spinal cord; tail flick test

Indexed keywords

2 [[2 (2,6 DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; BICUCULLINE; IDAZOXAN; METHYSERGIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PHACLOFEN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PAIN; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; BIOPHYSICS; DIOXANES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GABA AGENTS; MALE; METHYSERGIDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TAIL; THIOPENTAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650707308     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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