The electroacupuncture-induced analgesic effect mediated by 5-HT(1), 5-HT(3) receptor and muscarinic cholinergic receptors in rat model of collagenase-induced osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is an degenerative disease characterized by chronic joint pain. Complementary and alternative treatment such as acupuncture have been utilized to alleviate pain. The objective of this study was to investigate the analgesic mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) in the...

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Published in:BMC Complement Altern Med
Main Authors: Seo, Byung-Kwan, Sung, Won-Suk, Park, Yeon-Cheol, Baek, Yong-Hyeon
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943008/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27411565
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1204-z
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