-Toshiyuki Sakai Researcher Activity Profile

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Toshiyuki Sakai has published 1 paper(s) in 1964, 1 paper(s) in 1978, 2 paper(s) in 1979, 1 paper(s) in 1983, 3 paper(s) in 1984, 1 paper(s) in 1985, 2 paper(s) in 1987, 3 paper(s) in 1988, 4 paper(s) in 1989, 1 paper(s) in 1990, 2 paper(s) in 1991, 1 paper(s) in 1992, 1 paper(s) in 1993, 1 paper(s) in 1994, 3 paper(s) in 1995, 2 paper(s) in 1996, 1 paper(s) in 1997, 3 paper(s) in 1998, 1 paper(s) in 1999, 1 paper(s) in 2001, 1 paper(s) in 2002, 4 paper(s) in 2003, 2 paper(s) in 2004, 5 paper(s) in 2005, 4 paper(s) in 2006, 89 paper(s) in 2007, 61 paper(s) in 2008, for a total of 201 research publications in total.

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Toshiyuki Sakai's Publication Record

1. Chemotherapeutic drugs sensitize cancer cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis: up-regulation of DR5 and inhibition of Yin Yang 1. Year Published: 2007
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2. Vitamin K2 inhibits the proliferation of HepG2 cells by up-regulating the transcription of p21 gene. Year Published: 2007
Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan.
3. Development of a functional cDNA array for evaluation of the Th1/Th2 balance. Year Published: 2005
Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0815, Japan.
4. Prospective study on early virologic response to treatment with interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1b. Year Published: 2006
First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
5. In vivo evaluation of a porous, elastic, biodegradable patch for reconstructive cardiac procedures. Year Published: 2007
Department of Surgery, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
6. [A case of pancreatic endocrine tumor associated with Cushing's syndrome] Year Published: 2007
Department of Internal Medicine, Yawatahama City General Hospital.
7. Epidermal hyperplasia and papillomatosis in mice with a keratinocyte-restricted deletion of csk. Year Published: 2007
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Research Center/ND20, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
8. Diurnal change of thyroid-stimulating hormone mRNA expression in the rat pars tuberalis. Year Published: 2007
Graduate School of Science and Engineering Division of Life Science, Area of Regulatory Biology, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan.
9. Effects Of An Aerobic Exercise Program On Cognitive Processing In Older Adults: 1240: Board #3 May 30 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM. Year Published: 2007
Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. Email: kamijo@seiri.taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp.
10. Accuracy of Body Composition Estimated By BIA in Stroke Survivors Resembles That in Healthy Adults: 1493: Board #256 May 30 11:00 AM -12:30 PM. Year Published: 2007
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. Email: sakai@stat.taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp.
11. Historical evolution of anatomical terminology from ancient to modern. Year Published: 2007
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. tatsuo@med.juntendo.ac.jp
12. Actin filament organization of foot processes in vertebrate glomerular podocytes. Year Published: 2007
Department of Anatomy, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. ichimura@med.juntendo.ac.jp
13. A rare case of invasive ductal carcinoma with hyperprolactinemia. Year Published: 2007
Department of Surgery, Niigata Prefectural Central Hospital, Joetsu City, Niigata, Japan. tomois@hotmail.com
14. Bleeding from the bone marrow enhances remodeling of the in situ frozen-thawed anterior cruciate ligament. Year Published: 2007
Department of Sports Medicine and Joint Reconstruction Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. yasukaz@med.hokudai.ac.jp
15. Mechanical components of rat intestinal villi as revealed by ultrastructural analysis with special reference to the axial smooth muscle cells in the villi. Year Published: 2007
Department of Nutrition, Chiba College of Health Science, Japan.
16. Incongruence between mtDNA phylogeny and morphologial and ecological characters in loaches of the genus Lefua (Balitoridae, Cypriniformes). Year Published: 2007
Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. miyazaki@yamanashi.ac.jp
17. Blue light-dependent nuclear positioning in Arabidopsis thaliana leaf cells. Year Published: 2007
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. iwabuchi@bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp
18. Long-term assessments after pancreaticoduodenectomy with pancreatic duct invagination anastomosis. Year Published: 2007
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
19. Minimally invasive endoscopic removal of a herniated nucleus pulposus that had migrated to the S1 nerve root foramen. Year Published: 2007
Department of Orthopedics, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan.
20. Minimally invasive technique for direct repair of the pars defects in young adults using a spinal endoscope: a technical note. Year Published: 2007
Department of Orthopedics, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
21. Identification of JTP-70902, a p15(INK4b)-inductive compound, as a novel MEK1/2 inhibitor. Year Published: 2007
Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco, 1-1 Murasaki-cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
22. Existing condition and migration property of ions in lithium electrolytes with ionic liquid solvent. Year Published: 2007
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-8-31, Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. yuria-saitou@aist.go.jp
23. Glycosylation modulates TRAIL-R1/death receptor 4 protein: different regulations of two pro-apoptotic receptors for TRAIL by tunicamycin. Year Published: 2007
Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
24. Sulforaphane induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in murine osteosarcoma cells in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo. Year Published: 2007
Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramacho-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
25. [A case of pancreatic endocrine tumor associated with Cushing's syndrome] Year Published: 2007
Department of Internal Medicine, Yawatahama City General Hospital.
26. Epidermal hyperplasia and papillomatosis in mice with a keratinocyte-restricted deletion of csk. Year Published: 2007
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Research Center/ND20, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
27. Diurnal change of thyroid-stimulating hormone mRNA expression in the rat pars tuberalis. Year Published: 2007
Graduate School of Science and Engineering Division of Life Science, Area of Regulatory Biology, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan.
28. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Year Published: 2007
Department of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan. tstmski@jikei.ac.jp
29. Genetic diversity of bat rabies viruses in Brazil. Year Published: 2007
Nihon University Veterinary Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
30. Plasmin-cleaved beta-2-glycoprotein 1 is an inhibitor of angiogenesis. Year Published: 2007
The Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
31. Fluoroscopic assessment of protein leakage during Xenopus oocytes in-cell NMR experiment by co-injected EGFP. Year Published: 2007
Division of Biophysics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
32. Pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied by a transient increase in serum carcinoembryonic antigen level with tuberculous empyema drainage. Year Published: 2007
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Rosai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. k-sekiya@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp
33. [Analysis of clinical significance of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP antibody) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)] Year Published: 2007
The third Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.
34. Successive determination of urinary protein and glucose using spectrophotometric sequential injection method. Year Published: 2007
Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan.
35. [A successfully treated case of cervical trachea injury caused by suicide] Year Published: 2007
Department of Surgery, Kuroishi City Hospital, Kuroishi, Japan.
36. Determination method for ractopamine in swine and cattle tissues using LC/MS. Year Published: 2007
National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan.
37. [Relationship between sexism and romantic courtship styles] Year Published: 2007
Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan. sakai907@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
38. Transient enhancement of oxidant stress and collagen turnover in patients with acute worsening of congestive heart failure. Year Published: 2007
Department of Cardiology, Higashi-osaka City General Hospital.
39. In vitro refolding of porcine pepsin immobilized on agarose beads. Year Published: 2001
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan. kurimoto@phar.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
40. Enhancement of t-PA-mediated plasminogen activation by partially defucosylated glycosaminoglycans from the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus. Year Published: 2002
Central Research Laboratories, Seikagaku Corporation, Tateno, Higashiyamato, Tokyo 207-0021, Japan.
41. Identification of a novel, embryonal carcinoma cell-associated molecule, nucling, that is up-regulated during cardiac muscle differentiation. Year Published: 2003
The Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503.
42. Purification of dihydrofolate reductase amplified in Escherichia coli K-12. Year Published: 1984
43. The characterization of 2,3-alkanediol diacyl esters obtained from the Harderian glands of Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Year Published: 1984
44. Occurrence of ditaurobilirubin, bilirubin conjugated with two moles of taurine, in the gallbladder bile of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata. Year Published: 1988
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University.
45. Blood clotting factor IX Kashihara: amino acid substitution of valine-182 by phenylalanine. Year Published: 1989
Department of Pediatrics, Nara Medical College.
46. Microtubule-disrupting drugs blocked delivery of endocytosed transferrin to the cytocenter, but did not affect return of transferrin to plasma membrane. Year Published: 1991
Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University.
47. Loss of immunostaining of the RBP-J kappa transcription factor upon F9 cell differentiation induced by retinoic acid. Year Published: 1996
Department of Medical Chemistry, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine.
48. High performance in refolding of Streptomyces griseus trypsin by the aid of a mutant of Streptomyces subtilisin inhibitor designed as trypsin inhibitor. Year Published: 1999
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan. danohara@phar.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
49. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF RIBONUCLEASE FROM YEAST. Year Published: 1964
50. Structural basis for thermostability of endo-1,5-alpha-L-arabinanase from Bacillus thermodenitrificans TS-3. Year Published: 2005
Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8570.
51. Potential role for astroglial D-amino acid oxidase in extracellular D-serine metabolism and cytotoxicity. Year Published: 2006
Department of Gene Regulatorics, The Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
52. Distinct leaf developmental and gene expression responses to light quantity depend on blue-photoreceptor or plastid-derived signals, and can occur in the absence of phototropins. Year Published: 2007
School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK. e.lopez@rhul.ac.uk
53. Three-Dimensional CT Examination of the Mastication System in the Giant Anteater. Year Published: 2007
54. Bleeding from the bone marrow enhances remodeling of the in situ frozen-thawed anterior cruciate ligament. Year Published: 2007
Department of Sports Medicine and Joint Reconstruction Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. yasukaz@med.hokudai.ac.jp
55. Pulmonary tuberculosis accompanied by a transient increase in serum carcinoembryonic antigen level with tuberculous empyema drainage. Year Published: 2007
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Rosai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. k-sekiya@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp
56. Genetic analysis of phosphoprotein and matrix protein of rabies viruses isolated in Brazil. Year Published: 2007
Nihon University Veterinary Research Center.
57. A canine case of necrotizing meningoencephalitis for long-term observation: clinical and MRI findings. Year Published: 2007
Laboratory Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University.
58. Distinct leaf developmental and gene expression responses to light quantity depend on blue-photoreceptor or plastid-derived signals, and can occur in the absence of phototropins. Year Published: 2007
School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK, e.lopez@rhul.ac.uk.
59. Mechanical components of rat intestinal villi as revealed by ultrastructural analysis with special reference to the axial smooth muscle cells in the villi. Year Published: 2007
Department of Nutrition, Chiba College of Health Science, Japan.
60. Fascicular analysis at perineurial level of the branching pattern of the human common peroneal nerve. Year Published: 2007
Department of Anatomy, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. hirokudo@med.juntendo.ac.jp
61. Genetic analysis of phosphoprotein and matrix protein of rabies viruses isolated in Brazil. Year Published: 2007
Nihon University Veterinary Research Center, 1866 kameino, Fukisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
62. A canine case of necrotizing meningoencephalitis for long-term observation: clinical and MRI findings. Year Published: 2007
Laboratory Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
63. Cdk inhibitor ste9p/srw1p is involved in response to protein synthesis inhibition in fission yeast. Year Published: 2004
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. tsakai@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
64. A new Late Miocene great ape from Kenya and its implications for the origins of African great apes and humans. Year Published: 2007
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Aichi 484-8506, Japan.
65. Glycosylation modulates TRAIL-R1/death receptor 4 protein: different regulations of two pro-apoptotic receptors for TRAIL by tunicamycin. Year Published: 2007
Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
66. Sulforaphane induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in murine osteosarcoma cells in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo. Year Published: 2007
Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramacho-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
67. A new Late Miocene great ape from Kenya and its implications for the origins of African great apes and humans. Year Published: 2007
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Aichi 484-8506, Japan.
68. Measles outbreaks in high schools closely associated with sporting events in Niigata, Japan. Year Published: 2007
Department of Public Health, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757, Asahimachi-Dori, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. asammy@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
69. Identification of JTP-70902, a p15(INK4b)-inductive compound, as a novel MEK1/2 inhibitor. Year Published: 2007
Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco, 1-1 Murasaki-cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
70. Epidermal hyperplasia and papillomatosis in mice with a keratinocyte-restricted deletion of csk. Year Published: 2007
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Research Center/ND20, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
71. Genetic diversity of bat rabies viruses in Brazil. Year Published: 2007
Nihon University Veterinary Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
72. Virological Response in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b and a High Viral Load : Impact of Peginterferon-alpha-2a plus Ribavirin Dose Reductions and Host-Related Factors. Year Published: 2007
Kawasaki Medical School, Kawasaki Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
73. Retrospective cohort study between selective and standard C3-7 laminoplasty. Minimum 2-year follow-up study. Year Published: 2007
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan.
74. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Year Published: 2007
Department of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan. tstmski@jikei.ac.jp
75. Transient enhancement of oxidant stress and collagen turnover in patients with acute worsening of congestive heart failure. Year Published: 2007
Department of Cardiology, Higashi-osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
76. Retrospective cohort study between selective and standard C3-7 laminoplasty. Minimum 2-year follow-up study. Year Published: 2007
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan. tsujit@sc.itc.keio.sc.jp
77. Rate of liver volume increase: can it predict recipient prognosis after left lobe transplantation from living related donors? Year Published: 2007
Department of Radiology, University of Fukui, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
78. Reversible hydrogen storage property and structural analysis for face-centered cubic hydride mg(0.82)zr(0.18)h(2) prepared by gigapascal hydrogen pressure method. Year Published: 2007
Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan.
79. Ischemically damaged heart after preservation by the cavitary two-layer method as a possible donor in rat heart transplantation. Year Published: 2007
Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
80. [Case of pancreatic endocrine tumor associated with Cushing's syndrome] Year Published: 2007
Department of Internal Medicine, Yawatahama City General Hospital.
81. Brandisianins A-F, Isoflavonoids Isolated from Millettia brandisiana in a Screening Program for Death-Receptor Expression Enhancement Activity. Year Published: 2007
mish@p.chiba-u.ac.jp.
82. Successive determination of urinary protein and glucose using spectrophotometric sequential injection method. Year Published: 2007
Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan.
83. [Successfully treated case of cervical trachea injury caused by suicide] Year Published: 2007
Department of Surgery, Kuroishi City Hospital, Kuroishi, Japan.
84. Fascicular analysis at perineurial level of the branching pattern of the human common peroneal nerve. Year Published: 2007
Department of Anatomy, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. hirokudo@med.juntendo.ac.jp
85. Identification of human salivary stem cells from cultured labial minor salivary cells. Year Published: 2008
Department of Hematology and Immunology, Kanazawa Medical University.
86. Isolation and Chemiluminescent Properties of Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Polymorphonuclear Cells. Year Published: 2008
Nihon University Veterinary Research Center.
87. Genetic analysis of phosphoprotein and matrix protein of rabies viruses isolated in Brazil. Year Published: 2007
Nihon University Veterinary Research Center, 1866 kameino, Fukisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
88. A canine case of necrotizing meningoencephalitis for long-term observation: clinical and MRI findings. Year Published: 2007
Laboratory Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
89. Isolation and chemiluminescent properties of ferret (Mustela putorius furo) polymorphonuclear cells. Year Published: 2008
Nihon University Veterinary Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
90. Efficient antibody production upon suppression of O mannosylation in the yeast Ogataea minuta. Year Published: 2008
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan.
91. Armadillo repeat-containing kinesins and a NIMA-related kinase are required for epidermal-cell morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Year Published: 2008
RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
92. Microanalysis of gene expression in tissues using T7-SAGE: serial analysis of gene expression after high-fidelity T7-based RNA amplification. Year Published: 2008
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
93. Successive determination of urinary protein and glucose using spectrophotometric sequential injection method. Year Published: 2007
Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota 470-0392, Japan.
94. Chiral ligand-controlled asymmetric conjugate addition of lithium amides to enoates. Year Published: 2003
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
95. Formation of the intermediate-spin iron(III) porphyrin complexes with (dxz, dyz)3(dxy)1(dz2)1 electron configuration. Year Published: 2003
Department of Chemistry, School of Medicine, Toho University, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan.
96. Simple and efficient fabrication of room temperature stable electride: melt-solidification and glass ceramics. Year Published: 2005
Frontier Collaborative Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. sw-kim@lucid.msl.titech.ac.jp
97. Preparation and characterization of unique inorganic-organic hybrid mesoporous materials incorporating arenetricarbonyl complexes [-C6H4M(CO)3-] (M = Cr, Mo). Year Published: 2005
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan.
98. [Identification of human salivary stem cells from cultured labial minor salivary cells] Year Published: 2008
Department of Hematology and Immunology, Kanazawa Medical University.
99. Self-flocculating/self-dispersing oscillation of microgels. Year Published: 2008
Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
100. A new Late Miocene great ape from Kenya and its implications for the origins of African great apes and humans. Year Published: 2007
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Aichi 484-8506, Japan.
101. Development of a functional cDNA array for evaluation of the Th1/Th2 balance. Year Published: 2005
Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0815, Japan.
102. [Analysis of clinical significance of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP antibody) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)] Year Published: 2007
The third Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.
103. Determination method for ractopamine in swine and cattle tissues using LC/MS. Year Published: 2007
National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan.
104. [Relationship between sexism and romantic courtship styles] Year Published: 2007
Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan. sakai907@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
105. [Organic cause of emotional depression] Year Published: 2008
106. Historical evolution of anatomical terminology from ancient to modern. Year Published: 2007
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. tatsuo@med.juntendo.ac.jp
107. Subcellular changes of essential metal shown by in-air micro-PIXE in oral cadmium-exposed mice. Year Published: 2008
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University, 3-39-15 Shouwa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514, Japan, nkyoumi@health.gunma-u.ac.jp.
108. Long-term assessments after pancreaticoduodenectomy with pancreatic duct invagination anastomosis. Year Published: 2007
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
109. Plasmin-cleaved beta-2-glycoprotein 1 is an inhibitor of angiogenesis. Year Published: 2007
The Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
110. Transition of children with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis to adolescence and adulthood. Year Published: 2008
Department of Pediatrics, International University of Health and Welfare, Atami Hospital, 13-1 Higashikaigan-cho, Atami, Shizuoka, 413-0012, Japan, k.iitaka@iuhw.ac.jp.
111. Efficient antibody production upon suppression of O mannosylation in the yeast Ogataea minuta. Year Published: 2008
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan.
112. [Chemoradiotherapy of unresectable and recurrent cholangiocarcinoma] Year Published: 2008
Dept. of Surgery, Ohmuta Municipal General Hospital.
113. The renal hemodynamic consequences of experimental glomerulonephritis. Year Published: 1985
114. Retrospective cohort study between selective and standard C3-7 laminoplasty. Minimum 2-year follow-up study. Year Published: 2007
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan. tsujit@sc.itc.keio.sc.jp
115. Three-dimensional computed tomography for difficult thoracic epidural needle placement. Year Published: 2008
Department of Anesthesiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-City, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan. hiroaki_muramura@yahoo.co.jp
116. Microanalysis of Gene Expression in Tissues Using T7-SAGE: Serial Analysis of Gene Expression After High-Fidelity T7-Based RNA Amplification. Year Published: 2008
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
117. Expanded primary T nodules in the palatine tonsils from patients with IgA nephropathy. Year Published: 1994
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
118. Reversible hydrogen storage property and structural analysis for face-centered cubic hydride Mg0.82Zr0.18H2 prepared by gigapascal hydrogen pressure method. Year Published: 2007
Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan. th06-takasaki@aist.go.jp
119. Armadillo repeat-containing kinesins and a NIMA-related kinase are required for epidermal-cell morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Year Published: 2008
RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
120. [Organic cause of emotional depression] Year Published: 2008
121. Square-stepping exercise and fall risk factors in older adults: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Year Published: 2008
Faculty of Education, Mie University, Kurimamachiya 1577, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan. rshige@edu.mie-u.ac.jp.
122. Pathomechanism of loss of elasticity and hypertrophy of lumbar ligamentum flavum in elderly patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Year Published: 2008
Department of Orthopedics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
123. Vertebral rounding deformity in pediatric spondylolisthesis occurs due to deficient of endochondral ossification of the growth plate: radiological, histological and immunohistochemical analysis of a rat spondylolisthesis model. Year Published: 2008
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15, Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
124. Blue light-dependent nuclear positioning in Arabidopsis thaliana leaf cells. Year Published: 2007
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. iwabuchi@bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp
125. Pathomechanism of loss of elasticity and hypertrophy of lumbar ligamentum flavum in elderly patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Year Published: 2008
Department of Orthopedics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
126. Vertebral rounding deformity in pediatric spondylolisthesis occurs due to deficient of endochondral ossification of the growth plate: radiological, histological and immunohistochemical analysis of a rat spondylolisthesis model. Year Published: 2008
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15, Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
127. Impact of salusin-alpha and -beta on human macrophage foam cell formation and coronary atherosclerosis. Year Published: 2008
Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan. watanabemd@med.showa-u.ac.jp
128. Brandisianins A-F, isoflavonoids isolated from Millettia brandisiana in a screening program for death-receptor expression enhancement activity. Year Published: 2007
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
129. DNA introduction into living cells by water droplet impact with an electrospray process. Year Published: 2008
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
130. Incongruence between mtDNA phylogeny and morphologial and ecological characters in loaches of the genus Lefua (Balitoridae, Cypriniformes). Year Published: 2007
Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. miyazaki@yamanashi.ac.jp
131. Transient enhancement of oxidant stress and collagen turnover in patients with acute worsening of congestive heart failure. Year Published: 2007
Department of Cardiology, Higashi-osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
132. YM753, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, exhibits antitumor activity with selective, sustained accumulation of acetylated histones in tumors in the WiDr xenograft model. Year Published: 2008
Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan.
133. Three-dimensional CT examination of the mastication system in the giant anteater. Year Published: 2007
Section of Morphology, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan. endo@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
134. Surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation in elderly patients. Year Published: 2003
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Health Insurance Naruto Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
135. Detailed MR imaging anatomy of the abducent nerve: evagination of CSF into Dorello canal. Year Published: 2004
Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
136. [Hemodynamic evaluation by dye dilution method early after intracardiac surgery in babies and young children (author's transl)] Year Published: 1978
137. [Reconstructive surgery for the mitral valve disease (author's transl)] Year Published: 1979
138. [Studies on intraoperative myocardial protection by cardiac cooling: preliminary report (author's transl)] Year Published: 1979
139. [Diagnostic capacity of CT scanning in surgery of progressive lung cancer] Year Published: 1983
140. [Experimental study on the effects of compositions of cardioplegic solutions on coronary arteries] Year Published: 1984
141. [A case of tracheal metastasis of pulmonary cancer] Year Published: 1987
142. [Evaluation of postoperative immunochemotherapy of lung cancer] Year Published: 1987
143. [Seven cases of thymic cysts] Year Published: 1988
144. [Pleuropneumonectomy in malignant thymoma with pleural dissemination--a case report] Year Published: 1988
145. [Successful aortic valve replacement in a patient with hemophilia A] Year Published: 1989
146. [Complication of thoracic surgery in the aged and their prevention] Year Published: 1989
147. [Surgical treatment of lung cancer with chest wall invasion] Year Published: 1989
148. [Preparation of a heart-lung transplantation model in the rat thoracic cavity and its rejection reaction] Year Published: 1990
149. [A median sternotomy approach for symptomatic right subclavian artery in the adult] Year Published: 1992
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiratsuka Municipal Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
150. [The protective effect of continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion on the central nervous system during deep hypothermic systemic circulatory arrest] Year Published: 1993
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Japan.
151. [Report of a severely deformed and calcified equine pericardial patch using for intracardiac repair of tetralogy of Fallot] Year Published: 1995
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
152. MR angiography of cerebral vasospasm in preeclampsia. Year Published: 1995
Department of Neuroimaging Service, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
153. [A rare case of coronary artery perforation by a PTCA guide wire complicating with postinfarction cardiac rupture after thrombolytic therapy] Year Published: 1995
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
154. [Successful surgical treatment for ruptured distal aortic arch aneurysm into lung] Year Published: 1996
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
155. [Outcome of surgical treatment of acquired mitral valve diseases: efficacy of preservation or reconstruction of the chordae tendineae and mitral valve replacement] Year Published: 1997
156. Spheric mass beneath the alar base: MR images of nasolabial cyst and schwannoma. Year Published: 2006
The First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, Japan. iida@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp
157. Self-flocculating/self-dispersing oscillation of microgels. Year Published: 2008
Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
158. Pathomechanism of loss of elasticity and hypertrophy of lumbar ligamentum flavum in elderly patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Year Published: 2008
Department of Orthopedics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
159. Vertebral rounding deformity in pediatric spondylolisthesis occurs due to deficient of endochondral ossification of the growth plate: radiological, histological and immunohistochemical analysis of a rat spondylolisthesis model. Year Published: 2008
Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15, Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
160. Clinical improvement in two dogs with hydrocephalus and syringohydromyelia after ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Year Published: 2008
Laboratory of Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan.
161. Yersinia terminal ileitis: sonographic findings in eight patients. Year Published: 1991
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
162. CT-guided biopsy of pulmonary nodules less than 3 cm: usefulness of the spring-operated core biopsy needle and frozen-section pathologic diagnosis. Year Published: 1998
Department of Radiology, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
163. Percutaneous transhepatic lithotripsy using a choledochoscope: long-term follow-up in 14 patients. Year Published: 1998
Department of Radiology, Fukui Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
164. [Chemoradiotherapy of unresectable and recurrent cholangiocarcinoma] Year Published: 2008
Dept. of Surgery, Ohmuta Municipal General Hospital.
165. Augmentation of antitumour activity of defucosylated chimeric anti-CCR4 monoclonal antibody in SCID mouse model of adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma using G-CSF. Year Published: 2008
166. Antibody responses associated with the graft-versus-leukemia effect in adult T-cell leukemia. Year Published: 2006
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
167. Three-dimensional computed tomography for difficult thoracic epidural needle placement. Year Published: 2008
Department of Anesthesiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-City, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan. hiroaki_muramura@yahoo.co.jp
168. Evaluation of cartilage matrix disorders by T2 relaxation time in patients with hip dysplasia. Year Published: 2008
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School E3, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
169. Square-stepping exercise versus strength and balance training for fall risk factors. Year Published: 2008
Faculty of Education, Mie University, Mie, Japan 514-8507. rshige@edu.mie-u.ac.jp.
170. Biomimetic trifunctional organocatalyst showing a great acceleration for the transesterification between vinyl ester and alcohol. Year Published: 2008
Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. ema@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
171. Effectiveness of Oseltamivir Treatment among Children with Influenza A or B Virus Infections during Four Successive Winters in Niigata City, Japan. Year Published: 2008
Department of Public Health, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences.
172. Fluoroscopic assessment of protein leakage during Xenopus oocytes in-cell NMR experiment by co-injected EGFP. Year Published: 2007
Division of Biophysics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
173. Rate of liver volume increase: can it predict recipient prognosis after left lobe transplantation from living related donors? Year Published: 2007
Department of Radiology, University of Fukui, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. nmuraoka@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
174. Hypophyseal corticosteroids stimulate somatotrope differentiation in the embryonic chicken pituitary gland. Year Published: 2008
Area of Regulatory Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Ohkubo, Saitama, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan.
175. Arctiin induces cell growth inhibition through the down-regulation of cyclin D1 expression. Year Published: 2008
Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
176. Mouse inter-subspecific consomic strains for genetic dissection of quantitative complex traits. Year Published: 2008
Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan.
177. Establishing chitosan coated PLGA nanosphere platform loaded with wide variety of nucleic acid by complexation with cationic compound for gene delivery. Year Published: 2008
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100, Kusumoto, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8650, Japan.
178. Rate of liver volume increase: can it predict recipient prognosis after left lobe transplantation from living related donors? Year Published: 2007
Department of Radiology, University of Fukui, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. nmuraoka@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
179. Self-flocculating/self-dispersing oscillation of microgels. Year Published: 2008
Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
180. Gastric leptin, but not estrogen and somatostatin, contributes to the elevation of ghrelin mRNA expression level in fasted rats. Year Published: 2008
Department of Regulation Biology, Faculty of Science, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakuraku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
181. Reversible hydrogen storage property and structural analysis for face-centered cubic hydride Mg0.82Zr0.18H2 prepared by gigapascal hydrogen pressure method. Year Published: 2007
Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan. th06-takasaki@aist.go.jp
182. Arctiin induces cell growth inhibition through the down-regulation of cyclin D1 expression. Year Published: 2008
Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
183. YM753, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, exhibits antitumor activity with selective, sustained accumulation of acetylated histones in tumors in the WiDr xenograft model. Year Published: 2008
Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan. nobuaki.shindoh@jp.astellas.com
184. Changes in density of calcium-binding-protein-immunoreactive GABAergic neurons in prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Year Published: 2008
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
185. Square-stepping exercise and fall risk factors in older adults: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Year Published: 2008
Faculty of Education, Mie University, Japan. rshige@edu.mie-u.ac.jp
186. [Galen's "On bones for beginners" translation from the Greek text and discussion] Year Published: 2008
187. Induction of an Epithelial Integrin {alpha}v{beta}6 in Human Cytomegalovirus-Infected Endothelial Cells Leads to Activation of Transforming Growth Factor-{beta}1 and Increased Collagen Production. Year Published: 2008
University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0640. lenore.pereira@ucsf.edu.
188. Successful treatment of amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia with anti-CD20 antibody (rituximab) in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Year Published: 2008
Division of Hematology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan.
189. Subcellular changes of essential metal shown by in-air micro-PIXE in oral cadmium-exposed mice. Year Published: 2008
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University, 3-39-15 Shouwa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8514, Japan. nkyoumi@health.gunma-u.ac.jp
190. Transition of children with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis to adolescence and adulthood. Year Published: 2008
Department of Pediatrics, International University of Health and Welfare, Atami Hospital, 13-1 Higashikaigan-cho, Atami, Shizuoka 413-0012, Japan. k.iitaka@iuhw.ac.jp
191. Palliative pancreatectomy with postoperative gemcitabine for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Year Published: 2008
Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
192. Foxp3-expressing Regulatory T Cells Expanded With CD28 Superagonist Antibody Can Prevent Rat Cardiac Allograft Rejection. Year Published: 2008
Laboratory of Transplantation Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Immunology, Research Institute for Biological Science, Science University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
193. Clinical improvement in two dogs with hydrocephalus and syringohydromyelia after ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Year Published: 2008
Laboratory of Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan.
194. Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells expanded with CD28 superagonist antibody can prevent rat cardiac allograft rejection. Year Published: 2008
Laboratory of Transplantation Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
195. Biomimetic trifunctional organocatalyst showing a great acceleration for the transesterification between vinyl ester and alcohol. Year Published: 2008
Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. ema@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
196. Cell therapy to repair broken hearts. Year Published: 1998
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Toronto Hospital-General Division, University of Toronto, Ontario. rli@torhosp.toronto.on.ca
197. Mouse inter-subspecific consomic strains for genetic dissection of quantitative complex traits. Year Published: 2008
Transdisciplinary Research Integration Center, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan.
198. The impact of postreperfusion syndrome on short-term patient and liver allograft outcome in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. Year Published: 2008
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA.
199. Life expectancies of Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a review of deaths over a 20-year period. Year Published: 2008
Centre for Rheumatic Disease, Mima Hospital in Yoshinogawa City, 494 Kamojima Jougejima, Yoshinogawa, 776-0013, Japan, ayutarou@mima-gr.jp.
200. Armadillo repeat-containing kinesins and a NIMA-related kinase are required for epidermal-cell morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Year Published: 2008
RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
201. The impact of postreperfusion syndrome on short-term patient and liver allograft outcome in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. Year Published: 2008
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA. hilmiia@anes.upmc.edu