The Japanese Extracted Herbal Medicine Daikenchuto Increases the Contractile Activity of the Internal Anal Sphincter Muscle in Conscious Dogs

Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the effect of the extract of daikenchuto (DKT), a Japanese Kampo medicine, on the contractile activity of the internal anal sphincter in conscious dogs. Methods: Force transducers were attached to the serosal surface of the rectum and the internal anal sphin...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Maeda, Hidetoshi Katsuno, Toru Kono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/4/4/4_2020-041/_pdf/-char/en