Open AccessAcupuncture inhibition on neuronal activity of spinal dorsal horn induced by noxious colorectal distention in rat
Author(s) -
Pei Rong,
Bing Zhu,
Qi-Fu Huang,
Xinyan Gao,
Hui Ben,
Yànhuá Lǐ
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i7.1011
Subject(s) - nociception , acupuncture , noxious stimulus , medicine , stimulation , visceral pain , anesthesia , spinal cord , endocrinology , pathology , receptor , alternative medicine , psychiatry
To observe how acupuncture stimulation influences the visceral nociception in rat and to clarify the interactions between acupuncture or somatic input and visceral nociceptive inputs in the spinal dorsal horn. These will provide scientific base for illustrating the mechanism of acupuncture on visceral pain.