c-Fos expression induced by electroacupuncture at the Zusanli point in rats submitted to repeated immobilization
In laboratory animals, acupuncture needs to be performed on either anesthetized or, if unanesthetized, restrained subjects. Both procedures up-regulate c-Fos expression in several areas of the central nervous system, representing therefore a major pitfall for the assessment of c-Fos expression induc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2003-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001200009 |