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Anterior chamber inflammation after transconjunctival cryosurgery
• Background: Inflammation caused by transconjunctival cryotherapy for prophylactic retinal detachment surgery was measured in various conditions.
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Increased Plasma Adrenomedulin Levels in Kawasaki Disease with Coronary Artery Involvement
Adrenomedullin (AM) is a potent vasodilating and natriuretic peptide originally isolated from human pheochromocytoma. The main source of circulating adrenomedullin is now thought to be the vasculature. Kawasak...
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Treatment of Chylothorax in a Premature Infant Using Somatostatin
We describe a case of spontaneous chylothorax in a premature infant successfully treated by octreotide after other forms of conservative therapy were not effective.
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Influence of bacteria isolated from rice plants and rhizospheres on antibiotic production by the antagonistic bacterium Serratia marcescens strain B2
Serratia marcescens strain B2 is an antagonistic bacterium that produces the red-pigmented antibiotic prodigiosin and suppresses rice sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA. R...
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Progeroid syndrome as a model for impaired bone formation in senile osteoporosis
Senile or age-related/dependent osteoporosis is caused by reduced bone formation, rather than increased bone resorption as in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Here we review genetically engineered mouse models wit...
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Plectosporium blight of pumpkin and ranunculus caused by Plectosporium tabacinum
Based on inoculation experiments and morphological studies on the pathogenic isolates of Plectosporium spp., Microdochium blight (Hakuhan-byo in Japanese) of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima Duch.) occurring in Japan wa...
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Detection of AML1/MTG8 fusion gene of spinal granulocytic sarcoma in a nonleukemic patient using the real-time polymerase chain reaction
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Stem and root rot of scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) caused by Pythium myriotylum
A severe rot was found on the stems and roots of scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) in Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan) in August 2004. The causal fungus was identified as Pythium myriotylum. We propose the name...
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Production of IL-7 is increased in ovariectomized mice, but not RANKL mRNA expression by osteoblasts/stromal cells in bone, and IL-7 enhances generation of osteoclast precursors in vitro
Osteoclastogenic cytokines produced by T and B lineage cells and interleukin (IL)-7-induced expansion of the pool size of osteoclast precursors have been suggested to play an important role in acceleration of ...
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Mottle necrosis of sweet potato caused by Pythium scleroteichum in Japan and varietal difference in susceptibility to the disease
Severe mottle necrosis (Shirogusare-byo in Japanese) was found on mature tubers of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) in Ibaraki Prefecture in October 2004. The causal organism was identified as Pythium scleroteichum
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Topographic effects of coastal seas on the composition of the culturable bacterial communities in marine sediments
The influence of the topographical structure of natural coastal marine environments on the composition of culturable microbial communities in marine sediments was analyzed by comparing the composition of the c...
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Cottony leak of scarlet runner bean caused by Pythium aphanidermatum
Severe cottony leak was found on stems of scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) in Ibaraki Prefecture in August 2006. The causal fungus was identified as Pythium aphanidermatum. The name cottony leak of scarl...
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Myocardial scintigraphy after pacemaker implantation for congenital complete atrioventricular block
Patients with isolated congenital complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB) occasionally develop dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), despite early pacemaker implantation. However, the etiology of the DCM and its relat...
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Tactile Map Automated Creation System to Enhance the Mobility of Blind Persons—Its Design Concept and Evaluation through Experiment
The authors have developed a tactile map creation system (TMACS). It is intended to assist blind persons’ independent mobility. For this purpose, the system was designed to produce tactile maps, to be manipula...
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Applicability of ELISA detection of statherin for forensic identification of saliva
Statherin is a low molecular-weight phosphoprotein secreted from the parotid gland. Statherin mRNA was previously reported to be a useful marker for mRNA-based saliva identification. In this study, applicabili...
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Osteocytes in Normal Physiology and Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is characterized by the reduced mass as well as quality of bone, and increased risk of fragility fracture. Skeletal homeostasis is maintained through the balanced activities of osteoclasts and ost...
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Osteocytes in Mechanosensing: Insights from Mouse Models and Human Patients
The mechanical properties of bone are essential to its function, and bone remodeling as well as modeling is under mechanical control. Accumulating evidence points to the role of osteocytes in the mechanosensin...
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Classical Models of Senile Osteoporosis
Most vertebrates exhibit age-related decline in physiological function, particularly in locomotion. Loss of muscle volume and bone mass in late life is a hallmark of aging and resembles tissue obsolescence cau...
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Softwood heating in radio frequency fields
The aim of this study was to investigate the heating rate of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) and western red cedar (Thuja plicata) during radio frequency (RF) heating. Wood specimens (40 × 150 × 1000 mm3) with va...
