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[The role of catecholaminergic group-A5 neurons in analgesia induced by auricular electroacupuncture and in electrodermal pain stimulation]

Bragin EO, Vasilenko GF, Batueva NN, Belitskaia RA, Shumova OV.

The activity of antinociceptive mechanisms of auricular electroacupuncture (AEA) and footshock (FS) was studied on rats with bilaterally lesioned group A5 neurones. It was shown that the activity of the antinociceptive mechanisms triggered in experimental rats as compared to control rats. The data reveal the involvement of A5-nuclei in the antinociceptive mechanisms of AEA and FS.