Electroacupuncture alleviates stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity through an opioid system in rats

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 48, 2012, Pages 7201-7211

  Zhou, Yuan Yuan ^a   Wanner, Natalie J ^b   Xiao, Ying ^a   Shi, Xuan Zheng ^b   Jiang, Xing Hong ^a   Gu, Jian Guo ^c   Xu, Guang Yin ^a,b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Irritable bowel syndrome; Opioid pathway; Stress; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALOXONE; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; VISCERAL HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84884188092     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7201     Document Type: Article

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