Electroacupuncture inhibition of hyperalgesia in an inflammatory pain rat model: Involvement of distinct spinal serotonin and norepinephrine receptor subtypes

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-252

  Zhang, Y ^a,b   Zhang, R X ^a   Zhang, M ^a,c   Shen, X Y ^c   Li, A ^a   Xin, J ^a   Ren, K ^d   Berman, B M ^a   Tan, M ^e   Lao, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; norepinephrine; pain; serotonin; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

1 (1 METHYL 5 INDOLYL) 3 (3 METHYL 5 ISOTHIAZOLYL)UREA; 1 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 4 (4 PHTHALIMIDOBUTYL)PIPERAZINE; 1 METHYL 3 INDAZOLECARBOXYLIC ACID N TROPANYLAMIDE; 2 (1 METHYL 2 ISOINDOLINYLMETHYL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; FREUND ADJUVANT; IMILOXAN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FOREFOOT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HINDPAW; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY PAIN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAW WITHDRAWAL LATENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 84863966371     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes136     Document Type: Article

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