… We studied male Hartley guinea pigs (weighing 300–350 g, Japan SLC, Hamamatsu,
Japan), which had been housed at a room temperature of 24C with a 12-h light dark cycle and …

Liver cirrhosis, an end-result of a wide variety of the liver diseases, is a world wide health
problem. Because of its unique organ system, ie, portal blood supply, bile formation and …

Studies from throughout the world have provided evidence that climate change is already
affecting the ecology and persistence of species. Japan contributes valuable insights into …

Blue phases have two major advantages over commonly used nematic phases:1) the response
is much faster, 2) the zero‐electric field state is optically isotropic. We demonstrate the …

In this paper, we present the phase behavior and electro‐optical Kerr effect of the optically
isotropic liquid crystal composites, which require no surface treatment for device fabrication. …

We have developed a technique that allows mechanical and ligand-binding events in a single
myosin molecule to be monitored simultaneously. We describe how steps in the ATPase …

Partition coefficients for+ 1,+ 2,+ 3 and+ 4 valent trace ions between alkaline olivine basalt
lava and the coexisting ortho-and clinopyroxene phenocrysts from Takashima, North Kyushu, …

… stained with single QT complexes at 6 h after the injection. At 24 h after the injection, the QT
… Endow SA, Higuchi H. A mutant of the motor protein kinesin that moves in both directions on …

Since genetically engineered animal models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not
develop colitis under germ-free conditions, the intestinal microflora is thought to be one of the …

Hepatocyte apoptosis by death receptors, hepatic inflammation, and fibrosis are prominent
features of liver diseases. However, the link between these processes remains unclear. Our …