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Roles of entopeduncular nucleus in acupuncture analgesia and caudate-putamen nucleus stimulation-induced analgesia

Wu Guoji, Chen Zhengqiu, Shi Hong

Institute of Acupuncture,China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Beijing 100700

Abstract

The present study was to investigate whether entopeduncular nucleus (EP) is involved in caudate-putamen nucleus (CPu) stimulation-induced analgesia and in acupuncture analgesia. It is suggested that EP is involved in acupuncture analgesia and also plays an important role in caudate-putamen nucleus stimulation-induced analgesia.

Key words: Entopeduncular nucleus;Caudate-putamen nucleus;Electroacupuncture analgesia

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Wu Guoji, Chen Zhengqiu, Shi Hong. Roles of entopeduncular nucleus in acupuncture analgesia and caudate-putamen nucleus stimulation-induced analgesia. Acta Physiol Sin 2002; 54 (1): (in Chinese with English abstract).