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Peripheral muscarinic receptors mediate the anti-inflammatory effects of auricular acupuncture

BACKGROUND: The cholinergic and opioid systems play important roles in modulating inflammation. This study tests whether auricular acupuncture (AA) produces anti-inflammatory effects via opioid and peripheral cholinergic receptors in a rat model. METHODS: Rats were anesthetized with chloral hydrate...

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Autores principales: Chung, Wai Yeung, Zhang, Hong Qi, Zhang, Shi Ping
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21251313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8546-6-3