Ascending Nociceptive Control Contributes to the Antinociceptive Effect of Acupuncture in a Rat Model of Acute Pain

Abstract Acupuncture-induced analgesia depends on the activation of endogenous pain modulation pathways. In this study, we asked whether ascending nociceptive control (ANC), a form of pain-induced analgesia, contributes to the antinociceptive effect of acupuncture. To answer this question, we tested...

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