Traditional Chinese Acupuncture and Placebo (Sham) Acupuncture Are Differentiated by Their Effects on μ-Opioid Receptors (MORs)

Controversy remains regarding the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia. A prevailing theory, largely unproven in humans, is that it involves the activation of endogenous opioid antinociceptive systems and μ-opioid receptors (MORs). This is also a neurotransmitter system that mediates the effects of p...

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Main Authors: Harris, Richard E., Zubieta, Jon-Kar, Scott, David J., Napadow, Vitaly, Gracely, Richard H., Clauw, Daniel J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757074/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19501658
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.05.083
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