THE


TOHOKU JOURNAL

OF

EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Since 1920


Vol. 230 No. 4 AUGUST 2013

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CONTENTS

Regular Contributions
Supplementation of Branched-Chain Amino Acids Maintains the Serum Albumin Level in the Course of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence
Eiji Kakazu, Yasuteru Kondo, Takayuki Kogure, Masashi Ninomiya, Osamu Kimura, Tomoaki Iwata, Tatsuki Morosawa, Takao Iwasaki and Tooru Shimosegawa
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Intragastric Dai-Kenchu-To, a Japanese Herbal Medicine, Stimulates Colonic Motility via Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily V Member 1 in Dogs
Daisuke Kikuchi, Chikashi Shibata, Hirofumi Imoto, Takeshi Naitoh, Koh Miura and Michiaki Unno
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Case
Bilateral Carotid and Vertebral Rete Mirabile Presenting with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Caused by the Rupture of Spinal Artery Aneurysm
Morio Nagahata, Rei Kondo, Wataru Mouri, Atsushi Sato, Miiko Ito, Shinji Sato, Hiroshi Itagaki, Tetsu Yamaki, Satoko Nagahata, Shinjiro Saito and Takamasa Kayama
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Regular Contributions
Yolk Sac Tumor of the Ovary: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of 33 Japanese Women by Tohoku Gynecologic Cancer Unit (TGCU)
Takanobu Kojimahara, Kenji Nakahara, Tadao Takano, Nobuo Yaegashi, Hiroshi Nishiyama, Keiya Fujimori, Naoki Sato, Yukihiro Terada, Toru Tase, Yoshihito Yokoyama, Hideki Mizunuma, Tadahiro Shoji, Toru Sugiyama and Hirohisa Kurachi
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The Adverse Prognostic Hallmarks in Identical Twins with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Clinical Report and Literature Review
Damin Chai, Yisheng Tao, Zhengqi Bao, Li Yang, Zhenzhong Feng, Li Ma, Limei Liang and Xinwen Zhou
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Regular Contributions
Serum Decoy Receptor 3 Is a Useful Predictor for the Active Status of Chronic Hepatitis B in Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Patients
Yanqiang Hou, Ping Xu, Xiaoli Lou, Dongyu Liang, Mei Zhang, Zhenhuan Zhang and Lurong Zhang
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Impaired Dynamic Balance Is Associated with Falling in Post-Stroke Patients
KiHun Cho and GyuChang Lee
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Effectiveness of Health Sector Reforms in Reducing Disparities in Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendants in Tanzania
James Tumaini Kengia, Isao Igarashi and Koichi Kawabuchi
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Non-Work-Related Personal Events Contribute to Depressive Symptoms in Japanese Discretionary Workers
Ayumi Ogami, Takashi Muto, Yasuo Haruyama and Toru Yoshikawa
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