Down-regulation of LPS-induced nitric oxide synthesis of murine macrophages by oral administration of Sho-saiko-to

Drug Development Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-55

  Izumi, Shigeru ^a   Ohno, Naohito ^a   Yadomae, Toshiro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunomodulator; In vivo; Kampo medicine; Nitric oxide (NO); Sho saiko to

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; XIAO CHAI HU TANG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONEAL EXUDATE CELL;

EID: 0030917034     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2299(199701)40:1<48::AID-DDR5>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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