1 Endogenous corticotropin release hormone plays a certain role in pain modulation, but this effect can be obstructed by anti-corticotropin release hormone serum.
2 Electroacupuncture can delay the decrease in the pain threshold following anti-corticotropin release hormone serum injection.
3 The analgesic effect of electroacupuncture is associated with the corticotropin release hormone content in the hypothalamus.