Effects of electroacupuncture on expression of c-fos protein and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 in the rostral ventromedia medulla of rats with chronic visceral hyperalgesia

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 416-423

  Qi, De Bo ^a   Li, Wei Min ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture therapy; Hyperalgesia; Irritable bowel syndrome; Proto oncogene protein c fos; Rats; Receptors, N methyl D aspartate

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COLORECTAL DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENTERITIS; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL AMYGDALA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VISCERAL PAIN; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; VISCERA;

EID: 84859772327     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120410     Document Type: Article

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