Research Article

Influence of Intragastric Administration of Traditional Japanese Medicine, Ninjin’Yoeito, on Cerebral Blood Flow via Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors

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Effect of 1 g/kg of ninjin’yoeito (NYT) administration on cerebral blood flow (CBF) response to brushing stimulation applied to the left hind paw. Time courses of CBF in the right parietal cortex are presented with 5 sec temporal resolution (a). The period of brushing stimulation is indicated by a horizontal line. CBF change (%) was calculated by a maximum CBF value during brushing stimulation with respect to a CBF value immediately before the stimulation, and the CBF changes following distilled water (DW) and NYT administration were compared (b). ; tested by Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test. a.u.: arbitrary unit and stim.: stimulation. n = 6.
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