Inhibitory effect of yokukansan on the decrease in the hippocampal excitatory amino acid transporter EAAT2 in stress-maladaptive mice

Chronic stress is widely recognized as a risk factor for the development of major depression and anxiety disorders. Recently, we reported that yokukansan (YKS), a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, alleviated emotional abnormality in stress-maladaptive mice. The aim of the present study was to ex...

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Main Authors: Hiroko Miyagishi, Minoru Tsuji, Atsumi Saito, Kazuya Miyagawa, Hiroshi Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016303078