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Opioid #mu# receptors in caudate nucleus contribute to electroacupuncture and SmI generating inhibition on nociceptive responses of Pf neurons

Wu Guoji, Chen Zhengqiu

Institute of Acupuncture,China Academy of TCM.Beijing 100700

Abstract

The present experiments aimed to investigate whether the caudate nucleus (Cd) was involved in cortical sensorimotor area I (SmI) generating descending modulation of the parafascicular nucleus (Pf) in acupuncture analgesia (AA), and what type of opiate receptors in Cd were involved.

Key words: Caudate nucleus;Acupuncture analgesia;Cerebral cortex;Parafascicular nucleus;Opiate

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Wu Guoji, Chen Zhengqiu. Opioid #mu# receptors in caudate nucleus contribute to electroacupuncture and SmI generating inhibition on nociceptive responses of Pf neurons. Acta Physiol Sin 1999; 51 (1): 49-54 (in Chinese with English abstract).