Corticosterone mediates electroacupuncture-produced anti-edema in a rat model of inflammation
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- 14 August 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Vol. 7 (1), 27
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-7-27
Abstract
Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to produce anti-edema and anti-hyperalgesia effects on inflammatory disease. However, the mechanisms are not clear. The present study investigated the biochemical mechanisms of EA anti-inflammation in a rat model.Keywords
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