Hochu-ekki-to suppresses development of dermatitis and elevation of serum IgE level in NC/Nga mice

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-84

  Kobayashi, Hiromi ^a   Mizuno, N ^a   Kutsuna, H ^a   Teramae, H ^a   Ueoku, S ^a   Onoyama, J ^a   Yamanaka, K ^a   Fujita, N ^a   Ishii, M ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 0042027962     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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