THE


TOHOKU JOURNAL

OF

EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Since 1920


Vol. 240 No. 3 NOVEMBER 2016

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CONTENTS

Review
Expression of CYP11B2 in Aldosterone-Producing Adrenocortical Adenoma: Regulatory Mechanisms and Clinical Significance
Yasuhiro Nakamura, Yuto Yamazaki, Yuta Tezuka, Fumitoshi Satoh and Hironobu Sasano
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.183-190, 2016
Regular Contribution
Prognostic Significance of Late Potentials in Outpatients with Type 2 Brugada Electrocardiogram
Makoto Nakano, Koji Fukuda, Masateru Kondo, Masato Segawa, Michinori Hirano, Takahiko Chiba, Kyoshiro Fukasawa, Keita Miki, Susumu Morosaw and Hiroaki Shimokawa
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.191-198, 2016
Different Expression Patterns of Toll-Like Receptor mRNAs in Blood Mononuclear Cells of IgA Nephropathy and IgA Vasculitis with Nephritis
Ayano Saito, Atsushi Komatsuda, Hajime Kaga, Ryuta Sato, Masaru Togashi, Shin Okuyama, Hideki Wakui and Naoto Takahashi
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.199-208, 2016
α-Lipoic Acid Treatment Improves Vision-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneratio
Yuan Tao, Pengfei Jiang, Yuhua Wei, Ping Wang, Xiaoling Sun and Hong Wang
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.209-214, 2016
Early Pregnancy Factor Enhances the Generation and Function of CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells
Quangang Chen, Xiaorong Zhu, Renjin Chen, Jing Liu, Peng Liu, Ankang Hu, Lianlian WU, Hui Hua and Honghua Yuan
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.215-220, 2016
Handgrip Strength Is Positively Associated with Mildly Elevated Serum Bilirubin Levels among Community-Dwelling Adults
Ryuichi Kawamoto, Daisuke Ninomiya and Teru Kumagi
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.221-226, 2016
The Difference between Ideal and Actual Fasting Duration in the Treatment of Patients with Aspiration Pneumonia: A Nationwide Survey of Clinicians in Japan
Tsuneaki Kenzaka, Koki Kosami, Yasufumi Matsuoka, Ayako Noda and Ayako Kumabe
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.227-233, 2016
Improving the Quality of Postgraduate Education in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine for Junior Residents: An Exploratory Survey Conducted in Five Institutions in the Tohoku Area
Shin Takayama, Seiichi Kobayashi, Soichiro Kaneko, Masao Tabata, Shinya Sato, Keiichi Ishikawa, Saya Suzuki, Ryutaro Arita, Natsumi Saito, Tetsuharu Kamiya, Hitoshi Nishikawa, Yuka Ikeno, Junichi Tanaka, Minoru Ohsawa, Akiko Kikuchi, Takehiro Numata, Hitoshi Kuroda, Michiaki Abe, Satoru Ishibashi, Nobuo Yaegashi and Tadashi Ishii
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.235-242, 2016
Chagas Disease in Mexico: Report of 14 Cases of Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in Children
Paz Marú} Salazar Schettino, Margarita Cabrera Bravo, Clara Vazquez Antona, Edgar Zenteno, Mariana de Alba Alvarado, Elia Torres Gutierrez, Yolanda Guevara Gomez, Marú} Gabriela Perera Salazar, Guadalupe Silvia Garcia de la Torre and Martha Irene Bucio Torres
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.243-249, 2016
Early RAAS Blockade Exerts Renoprotective Effects in Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome
Nao Uchida, Naonori Kumagai, Kandai Nozu, Xue Jun Fu, Kazumoto Iijima, Yoshiaki Kondo and Shigeo Kure
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Vol. 240, No. 3
pp.251-257, 2016



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