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Correction: The interplay between Wnt signaling pathways and microtubule dynamics
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The interplay between Wnt signaling pathways and microtubule dynamics
Wnt signaling pathways represent an evolutionarily highly conserved, intricate network of molecular interactions that regulates various aspects of cellular behavior, including embryonic development and tissue ...
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Open AccessAtypical heat shock transcription factor HSF5 is critical for male meiotic prophase under non-stress conditions
Meiotic prophase progression is differently regulated in males and females. In males, pachytene transition during meiotic prophase is accompanied by robust alteration in gene expression. However, how gene expr...
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Open AccessRadiological complete response with regorafenib for multiple lung metastases of ascending colon cancer: a case report
Regorafenib is an oral diphenylurea multikinase inhibitor and currently approved for use following third-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Only one case has previously been reported...
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Risk-Adjusted Assessment of the Learning Curve for Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy for Adult Recipients
Studies on pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) have been reported. However, only few studies have reported on the learning curve of PLDH. In this report, we aimed to determine the learning curve of PLDH...
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Open AccessA case of pathological complete response with liposomal irinotecan + 5-FU/LV for unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses of any all cancers. 5-FU/leucovorin + irinotecan + oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX), gemcitabine (GEM) plus nab-paclitaxel regimens have been recognized as global-stand...
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Open AccessStandardized single-incision plus one-port laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy: a safe alternative to the conventional procedure
Laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy (LLLS) is a feasible and safe procedure with a relatively smooth learning curve. However, single-incision LLLS requires extensive surgical experience and advanced techni...
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Vimentin-positive gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a hyperplastic polyp
We report a case of vimentin-positive early gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a hyperplastic polyp (HP). A 72-year-old Japanese man was admitted for the detailed examination of a gastric polyp. He had a subtot...
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Uniaxial elongational behavior of poly(vinyl chloride) physical gel
A poly(vinyl chloride) \((\mbox{PVC,}\;{\rm M}_{\rm w} =102\times 10^3)\) di-octyl phthalate (DOP) gel with PVC content...
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Comment on National Survey of Endoscopic Thymectomy: survey report from the Japanese Association for Research on the Thymus
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Long-Term Survival After Incomplete Resection of Immunohistochemically Diagnosed T0N1 Lung Cancer: Report of a Case
A 63-year-old man who had undergone resection of colon cancer 15 years previously was found to have a right hilar mass on chest X-ray, and an elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen level. The hilar lymph node...
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Caenorhabditis elegans Elongin BC complex is essential for cell proliferation and chromosome condensation and segregation during mitosis and meiotic division II
The ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation system is involved in a wide variety of cellular functions. The RING-H2 finger protein RBX1 is a common subunit of Cullin-based ubiquitin ligases. Caenorhabditis elegans
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Usefulness of urinary NMP22 to detect tumor recurrence of superficial bladder cancer after transurethral resection
In a prospective study we compared the usefulness of urinary nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22) with that of urine cytology and other urinary markers in the monitoring of superficial bladder cancer after transu...
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A numerical approach to the asymptotic behavior of solutions of a one-dimensional free boundary problem of hyperbolic type
A free boundary problem which arises from the physical model called “peeling” will be analyzed numerically. To obtain an equation which describes the motion of the free boundary, the fixed domain method is app...
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Surgical management of idiopathic tracheal stenosis
Most nonmalignant upper tracheal stenoses are caused by prolonged endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy, and idiopathic stenosis is uncommon. A 43-year-old woman complained of increasing shortness of breath ...
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Change of Nitric Oxide Concentration in Exhaled Gas After Lung Resection
Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to have a diversity of biological functions. In patients who undergo lung resection such as lobectomy and pneumonectomy, the vascular bed and its ventilation area are reduced. ...
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Experimental tracheal replacement using the esophagus and an expandable metallic stent
An experimental study was conducted to investigate whether a segment of autogenous esophagus with its lumen supported by an expandable metallic stent (EMS) could be successfully used as a tracheal substitute. ...
