Effects of 17β-estradiol and the Japanese herbal medicine Keishi-bukuryo-gan on the release and synthesis of calcitonin gene-related peptide in ovariectomized rats

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-86

  Noguchi, Masamichi ^a   Ikarashi, Yasushi ^a   Yuzurihara, Mitsutoshi ^a   Kase, Yoshio ^a   Takeda, Shuichi ^a   Aburada, Masaki ^a  

^a Tsumura Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Calcitonin gene related peptide; Hot flash; Keishi bukuryo gan; Ovariectomized rat

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; ESTRADIOL; KEISHI BUKURYO GAN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0141920781     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.93.80     Document Type: Article

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