Research Article

Warming Moxibustion Relieves Chronic Visceral Hyperalgesia in Rats: Relations to Spinal Dynorphin and Orphanin-FQ System

Table 1

AWR scoring criteria.

Score 0No behavioral response to CRD
Score 1Immobile during the CRD and occasionally clicked the head at the onset of the stimulus
Score 2A mild contraction of the abdominal muscles, but no lifting the abdomen off the platform
Score 3A strong contraction of the abdominal muscles and lifting the abdomen off the platform, no lifting the pelvic structure off the platform
Score 4Arching body and lifting the pelvic structure and scrotum

AWR: abdominal withdrawal reflex; CRD: colorectal distention.