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Open AccessShoot gravitropism and organ straightening cooperate to arrive at a mechanically favorable shape in Arabidopsis
Gravitropism is the plant organ bending in response to gravity, while a straightening mechanism prevents bending beyond the gravitropic set-point angle. The promotion and prevention of bending occur simultaneo...
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Open AccessCough-Inducing Method Using a Tartaric Acid Nebulizer for Patients with Silent Aspiration
The tartaric acid nebulizer is a well-known cough test to evaluate cough function. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a cough-inducing method using tartaric acid (CiTA). Patients with dysphagia ...
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Gross anatomical investigation of the muscular head between the vastus lateralis and intermedius in the Japanese population: a cadaver study
Unlike the general understanding of the quadriceps femoris, the existence of a new muscular head between the vastus lateralis and the vastus intermedius was reported, and named the tensor of the vastus interme...
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Sex-based differences in human sacroiliac joint shape: a three-dimensional morphological analysis of the iliac auricular surface of modern Japanese macerated bones
The human pelvis is one of the skeletons where sex differences are expressed, but few detailed studies have been conducted on sex-related differences in the sacroiliac joint morphology. Therefore, we conducted...
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Open AccessInvestigating interindividual variations in cortical bone quality: analysis of the morphotypes of secondary osteons and their population densities in the human femoral diaphysis
Osteons are the primary sites of cortical bone lesions. However, many aspects of osteon microstructure remain poorly understood. This study aimed to explores interindividual differences in the osteon morphotyp...
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Degenerative changes of the sacroiliac auricular joint surface—validation of influential factors
The purpose of this study was to clarify the relevance of degenerative changes in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and the joints in the lower limb and lumbar spine using age estimation methods. We also examined the...
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Balancing Between Cognitive and Semantic Acceptability of Arguments
This paper addresses the problem concerning approximating human cognitions and semantic extensions regarding acceptability status of arguments. We introduce three types of logical equilibriums in terms of sati...
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Erratum: Regulation of organ straightening and plant posture by an actin–myosin XI cytoskeleton
Nature Plants 1, 15031 (2015); published online 23 March 2015; corrected 14 April 2015. In the version of the Supplementary Information originally published several characters in Fig. 4 were rendered incorrect...
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Regulation of organ straightening and plant posture by an actin–myosin XI cytoskeleton
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A case of retroesophageal right subclavian artery, with special reference to the second intercostal artery, retroesophageal right vertebral artery, and thoracic duct
We report a case of retroesophageal right subclavian artery identified in a 59-year-old Japanese female during routine dissection in Nagasaki University School of Medicine. This kind of variation is relatively...
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Open AccessRelation between bilateral differences in internal jugular vein caliber and flow patterns of dural venous sinuses
We measured the calibers of the left and right internal jugular veins (IJV) and sizes of the left and right transverse sinuses (TS) in 91 cadavers, compared them between the left and right sides, and also eval...
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We performed nerve fiber analysis of the nerve to the plantaris muscle in ten cases. Macroscopically, the nerve to the plantaris muscle has a tendency to branch off from the tibial nerve itself independent of ...
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Evaluation of trabecular bone formation in a canine model surrounding a dental implant fixture immobilized with an antimicrobial peptide derived from histatin
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Response to Dr. Netanel Berko’s letter entitled “Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return: more common from the left or right lung?”
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Anatomical study of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with special references to the bronchial vein: supplementary report
After the authors’ previous report an additional case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return was encountered during dissection practice for medical students. In an 87-year-old Japanese male cadaver, the ...
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Consideration of the potential courses of the common iliac artery
We encountered a rare case of the left common iliac artery in a 92-year-old Japanese female cadaver during dissection practice for medical students. The artery entered into the small pelvis without branching t...
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An anatomical study of the partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with special references to the bronchial vein
Two examples of partial anomalous drainage of the pulmonary vein were detected at dissection. The first case was found in a 70-year-old female Japanese. An aberrant vein, approximately 6 mm in diameter, that d...
