Effects of hokoei-to (pugongying-tang), a kampo formula, on monoamine content in brain regions and mitogenic activity of splenic lymphocytes in ovariectomized mice

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 433-443

  Song, Qing Hua ^a   Toriizuka, Kazuo ^b   Iijima, Koji ^c   Yabe, Takeshi ^c   Yokozawa, Takako ^d   Cyong, Jong Chol ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^d SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; BIOGENIC AMINE; DOPAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOKOEI TO; HOKOEI-TO; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MITOGENIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; C57BL MOUSE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OVARIECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; LYMPHOCYTES; MEDICINE, KAMPO; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MITOGENS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; SEROTONIN; SPLEEN;

EID: 0035756386     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x01000459     Document Type: Article

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