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REVERSAL OF THE INHIBITORY EFFECT OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE ON THE NOCICEPTIVE RESPONSE OF NEURONS IN PARAFASCICULAR NUCLEUS BY NALOXONE AND ATROPINE IN ACUTE ARTHRITIC RATS

XU GUANG-YIN, DUANMU ZHAO-XIA , YIN QI-ZHANG

(Laboratory of Neurobiology, Suzlwu Medical College, Suzhou 215007)

Abstract

Experimental results suggest that EA could have an inhibitory effect on the nociceptive response of Pf neurons in arthritic rats，which might be mediated by opioid system and cholinergic system in the brain，and that opioid system and cholinergic system might have a tonic inhibitory effect on the spontaneous unit dicharge of Pf neurons in arthritic rats. .

Key words: adjuvant arthritis;parafasficular nucleus; unit discharge;electroacupuncture; naloxone;atropine

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XU GUANG-YIN, DUANMU ZHAO-XIA , YIN QI-ZHANG. REVERSAL OF THE INHIBITORY EFFECT OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE ON THE NOCICEPTIVE RESPONSE OF NEURONS IN PARAFASCICULAR NUCLEUS BY NALOXONE AND ATROPINE IN ACUTE ARTHRITIC RATS. Acta Physiol Sin 1994; 46 (5): (in Chinese with English abstract).