Inhibition mechanism of Gosha-jinki-gan on the micturition reflex in rats

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-123

  Gotoh, Akinobu ^a   Goto, Kazuhiro ^b   Sengoku, Atsushi ^a   Shirakawa, Toshiro ^a   Akao, Yoshinobu ^a   Fujisawa, Masato ^a   Okada, Hiroshi ^a   Arakawa, Soichi ^a   Kamidono, Sadao ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti pollakiuria effect; Gosha jinki gan; Kappa opioid receptor; Micturition reflex; Processed Aconiti tuber

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; ATROPINE; DYNORPHIN A; DYNORPHIN A ANTIBODY; GOSHA JINKI GAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHYSERGIDE; NORBINALTORPHIMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ACONITUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER DISTENSION; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; JAPAN; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PONS ANGLE; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 7944238327     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FPJ03098X     Document Type: Article

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