174 Result(s)

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Haplotype-based case–control study of receptor (calcitonin) activity-modifying protein-1 gene in cerebral infarction

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor is a complex molecule that consists of calcitonin receptor-like receptor and receptor activity-modifying protein-1 (RAMP1). It was recently reported that RAMP1-d...

T Nakazato, T Nakayama, T Naganuma, N Sato, Z Fu, Z Wang… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2010)

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The purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 2 (P2RY2) gene associated with essential hypertension in Japanese men

P2RY2 has an important function in the regulation of blood pressure by activating adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the human P2RY2 gene and essential ...

Z Wang, T Nakayama, N Sato, Y Izumi, Y Kasamaki, M Ohta… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2010)

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Aberrant expression of Fra-2 promotes CCR4 expression and cell proliferation in adult T-cell leukemia

Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a mature CD4⁺ T-cell malignancy etiologically associated with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Primary ATL cells frequently express CCR4 at high levels. Since HTLV-1 Tax...

T Nakayama, K Hieshima, T Arao, Z **, D Nagakubo, A-K Shirakawa, Y Yamada… in Oncogene (2008)

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Measurements of the 3ν ₃ band of ¹⁴N¹⁵N¹⁶O and ¹⁵N¹⁴N¹⁶O using continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy

The absorption spectra of the 3ν₃ band of nitrous oxide isotopologues, ¹⁴N¹⁵N¹⁶O and ¹⁵N¹⁴N¹⁶O, have been measured using diode laser cavity ring-down spectroscopy in 6400–6463 and 6465–6532 cm^-1, respectively. Sp...

T. Nakayama, H. Fukuda, T. Kamikawa, A. Sugita, M. Kawasaki, I. Morino… in Applied Physics B (2007)

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Fiber-optic ring-down spectroscopy using a tunable picosecond gain-switched diode laser

Visible and near-infrared laser light pulses were coupled into two different types of optical fiber cavities. One cavity consisted of a short strand of fiber waveguide that contained two identical fiber Bragg ...

M. Andachi, T. Nakayama, M. Kawasaki, S. Kurokawa, H.-P. Loock in Applied Physics B (2007)

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Spatially, temporally, and spectrally resolved measurement of laser-induced plasma in air

Images and emission spectra of sparks produced by laser-induced breakdown in air were investigated with a high degree of spatial and temporal resolution. The laser-induced breakdown was generated by focusing a...

N. Kawahara, J.L. Beduneau, T. Nakayama, E. Tomita, Y. Ikeda in Applied Physics B (2007)

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Effect of 90 deg ferroelastic twin walls on lattice dynamics of nanocrystalline tetragonal ferroelectric perovskites

A combined transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy study has been performed on nanocrystalline Ba_0.9Sr_0.1TiO₃ (BST) crystals and tubes. TEM investigations revealed the existence of 90 deg fe...

M.-W. Chu, Y. Shingaya, T. Nakayama in Applied Physics A (2007)

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A haplotype in the human Sur2 gene is associated with essential hypertension

N Sato, T Nakayama, S Asai, M Soma in Journal of Human Hypertension (2006)

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Proposal for genetic characterisation of wild-type mumps strains: Preliminary standardisation of the nomenclature

Though mumps virus (MuV) is a monotypic virus, genetic variation between strains has been described. Viruses have been placed into genotypes designated A–L based on the nucleotide sequence of the small hydroph...

L. **, B. Rima, D. Brown, C. Örvell, T. Tecle, M. Afzal, K. Uchida… in Archives of Virology (2005)

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Quantized conductance atomic switch

A new atomic-scale electromechanical switch has properties that may make it suitable as an element in future nanoelectronic devices. The switch is made by simply crossing a silver sulphide wire and a platinum ...

K. Terabe, T. Hasegawa, T. Nakayama, M. Aono in Nature (2005)

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Augmentation of the migratory ability of DC-based vaccine into regional lymph nodes by efficient CCR7 gene transduction

Although dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy is considered a promising approach for cancer treatment, a large quantity of DC vaccine is required for effective sensitization/activation of immune cells becau...

N Okada, N Mori, R Koretomo, Y Okada, T Nakayama, O Yoshie, H Mizuguchi… in Gene Therapy (2005)

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The microsatellite alleles on chromosome 1 associated with essential hypertension and blood pressure levels

Essential hypertension (EH) is thought to be a polygenic disease. Several candidate genes of this disease have been investigated in studies using polymorphic genetic markers, but some studies have failed to sh...

T Nakayama, M Soma, K Kanmatsuse, S Kokubun in Journal of Human Hypertension (2004)

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Liver lesions of visceral larva migrans due to Ascaris suum infection:

The purpose of this study was to analyze computed tomographic (CT) findings of hepatic lesions due to Ascaris suum infection. CT of the liver in three patients, all of whom had immunoserologically confirmed A....

D. Kakihara, K. Yoshimitsu, K. Ishigami, H. Irie, H. Aibe, T. Tajima… in Abdominal Imaging (2004)

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High-quality hydroxyapatite coating on biocompatible materials by laser-assisted laser ablation method

A new method for high-quality hydroxyapatite (HAp) coating is developed, the laser-assisted laser ablation method. In this method, two lasers are used. One is used for ablation of a HAp target. The other, the ...

T. Nakayama, T. Tanaka, Y. Tsumoto, H. Katayama, M. Katto in Applied Physics A (2004)

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Chemical basis for differential acceptance of two sympatric rutaceous plants by ovipositing females of a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polytes (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)

In the natural habitat of Papilio polytes, a Rutaceae feeder utilizing Toddalia asiatica as a major host plant, some other rutaceous plants such as Murraya paniculata (abundant) and Glycosmis citrifolia (relati...

T. Nakayama, K. Honda in CHEMOECOLOGY (2004)

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Bilateral ovarian leiomyomas: CT and MRI features

We recently treated a 21-year-old woman with leiomyomas arising from the bilateral ovaries, a very rare condition. On magnetic resonance imaging, more than half of the left adnexal mass showed low signal inten...

T. Yoshitake, Y. Asayama, K. Yoshimitsu, H. Irie, H. Aibe, T. Tajima… in Abdominal Imaging (2004)