Electroacupuncture down-regulates the expressions of colonic NGF and NGFR in visceral hypersensitivity rats

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 67-73

  Liu, Ya nan ^a   Wu, Huan gan ^b   Wang, Xiao mei ^b   Shi, Zheng ^b   Jiang, Yan ^b   Song, Chun bin ^a   Zhang, Ying ying ^b   Tan, Lin ying ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND MERIDIAN   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture Therapy; Electroacupuncture; Hyperalgesia; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Nerve Growth Factor; Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; Visceral Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927667040     PISSN: 16723597     EISSN: 19930399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11726-015-0826-x     Document Type: Article

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