Antiallodynic effect of herbal medicine yokukansan on peripheral neuropathy in rats with chronic constriction injury

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Suzuki, Yasuyuki ^a   Mitsuhata, Hiromasa ^b   Yuzurihara, Mitsutoshi ^a   Kase, Yoshio ^a  

^a TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO TOKYO KOTO GERIATRIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYASPARTIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; DIHYDROKAINIC ACID; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAMPO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERBAL MEDICINE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 84858240398     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/953459     Document Type: Article

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