The Herbal Medicine Tokishakuyakusan Increases Fetal Blood Glucose Concentrations and Growth Hormone Levels and Improves Intrauterine Growth Retardation Induced by Nω-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester

• Main Authors: Hisato Takei (Author), Seiichi Iizuka (Author), Masahiro Yamamoto (Author), Shuichi Takeda (Author), Masako Yamamoto (Author), Kazuyoshi Arishima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Nω-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) induces a pre-eclampsia-like syndrome in pregnant rats. We have previously reported the anti-hypertensive effects of several Japanese traditional (Kampo) medicines in this model, and one of these, Tokishakuyakusan (TS), also improved intrauterine growth reta...