Effects of electroacupuncture at BL60 on formalin-induced pain in rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chang, Kyung Ha ^a   Won, Ran ^b   Shim, Insop ^c   Lee, Hyejung ^c   Lee, Bae Hwan ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongseo University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84861034531     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/324039     Document Type: Article

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