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2023
Prognostic Significance of Home and Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Summary of Longitudinal Evidence from the Ohasama Study
Takayoshi Ohkubo, and Michihiro Satoh
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Vol. 260, No. 4
pp.273-282, 2023
Impact of Octacalcium Phosphate/Gelatin (OCP/Gel) Composite on Bone Repair in Refractory Bone Defects
Yu Mori, Ryo Hamai, Toshimi Aizawa and Osamu Suzuki
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Vol. 260, No. 3
pp.245-252, 2023
Design and Progress of Child Health Assessments at Community Support Centers in the Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project
Tomoko Kobayashi, Mika Kobayashi, Naoko Minegishi, Masahiro Kikuya, Taku Obara, Mami Ishikuro, Chizuru Yamanaka, Tomomi Onuma, Keiko Murakami, Fumihiko Ueno, Aoi Noda, Akira Uruno, Junichi Sugawara, Kichiya Suzuki, Eiichi N. Kodama, Yohei Hamanaka, Naho Tsuchiya, Mana Kogure, Naoki Nakaya, Makiko Taira, Mika Sakurai-Yageta, Toru Tamahara, Junko Kawashima, Maki Goto, Akihito Otsuki, Ritsuko Shimizu, Soichi Ogishima, Hiroaki Hashizume, Fuji Nagami, Tomohiro Nakamura, Atsushi Hozawa, Tadao Kobayashi, Nobuo Fuse, Shinichi Kuriyama, Shigeo Kure and Masayuki Yamamoto
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Vol. 259, No. 2
pp.93-105, 2023

2022
The Historical Epidemiology of Human Monkeypox: A Review of Evidence from the 1970 Emergence to the 2022 Outbreak
Fatemeh Sadat Rahimi, Siamak Afaghi, Farzad Esmaeili Tarki, Kasra Moeinabadi-Bidgoli, Maryam Golmohammadi, Nasser Malekpour Alamdari and Sara Besharat
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Vol. 258, No. 4
pp.243-255, 2022
Review of Mental Health Consequences of the Great East Japan Earthquake through Long-Term Epidemiological Studies: The Shichigahama Health Promotion Project
Yasuto Kunii, Hitomi Usukura, Yusuke Utsumi, Moe Seto, Yumiko Hamaie, Yumi Sugawara, Naoki Nakaya, Shinichi Kuriyama, Atsushi Hozawa, Ichiro Tsuji and Hiroaki Tomita
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Vol. 257, No. 2
pp.85-95, 2022
Effective Risk Communications through Personalized Consultations with Pregnant Women and Parents by Radiologic Technologists after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Yasuhiro Miki and Kiyoshi Ito
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Vol. 256, No. 4
pp.259-269, 2022
Current Therapies in Hemophilia: From Plasma-Derived Factor Modalities to CRISPR/Cas Alternatives
Irving Jair Lara-Navarro and Ana Rebeca Jaloma-Cruz
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Vol. 256, No. 3
pp.197-207, 2022
Appropriate Health Management Considering the Vulnerability of Women during Disasters
Yasuhiro Miki and Kiyoshi Ito
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Vol. 256, No. 3
pp.187-195, 2022
Child Nutrition in Disaster: A Scoping Review
Akindele Abimibayo Adeoya, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Mikiko Fuda, Tomoko Okamoto and Shinichi Egawa
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Vol. 256, No. 2
pp.103-118, 2022
Families’ Health after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study
Mami Ishikuro, Aoi Noda, Keiko Murakami, Tomomi Onuma, Fumiko Matsuzaki, Fumihiko Ueno, Masahiro Kikuya, Hirohito Metoki, Hiroaki Tomita, Taku Obara, Nobuo Yaegashi and Shinichi Kuriyama
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Vol. 256, No. 2
pp.93-101, 2022
A Systematic Review of Reported Methods of Stimulating Swallowing Function and Their Classification
Satoru Ebihara and Toru Naito
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Vol. 256, No. 1
pp.1-17, 2022

2021
Use of Medical Information and Digital Services for Self-Empowerment before, during, and after a Major Disaster
Susumu Fujii, Sayuri Nonaka and Masaharu Nakayama
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Vol. 255, No. 3
pp.183-194, 2021
Coagulation, Protease-Activated Receptors, and Diabetic Kidney Disease: Lessons from eNOS-Deficient Mice
Yuji Oe, Mariko Miyazaki and Nobuyuki Takahashi
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Vol. 255, No. 1
pp.1-8, 2021
Regulation of Adaptive Cell Proliferation by Vagal Nerve Signals for Maintenance of Whole-Body Homeostasis: Potential Therapeutic Target for Insulin-Deficient Diabetes
Junta Imai
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Vol. 254, No. 4
pp.245-252, 2021
Progress of Disaster Medicine during Ten Years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Shinichi Egawa
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Vol. 253, No. 3
pp.159-170, 2021
Mass Spectrometry-Based Steroid Profiling: Meeting Unmet Clinical Needs
Man Ho Choi
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Vol. 253, No. 3
pp.171-180, 2021
Mental Health and Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Junko Okuyama, Shuji Seto, Yu Fukuda, Shunichi Funakoshi, Shintaro Amae, Jun Onobe, Shinichi Izumi, Kiyoshi Ito and Fumihiko Imamura
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Vol. 253, No. 3
pp.203-215, 2021

2020
Impact of Histopathological Risk Factors on the Treatment of Stage IB-IIB Uterine Cervical Cancer
Muneaki Shimada, Hideki Tokunaga, Junzo Kigawa and Nobuo Yaegashi
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Vol. 252, No. 4
pp.339-351, 2020
Exosomes in Hepatitis B Virus Transmission and Related Immune Response
Ju Wang, Dan Cao and Jiezuan Yang
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Vol. 252, No. 4
pp.309-320, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019: Hematological Anomalies and Antithrombotic Therapy
Diana Ornelas-Ricardo and Ana Rebeca Jaloma-Cruz
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Vol. 251, No. 4
pp.327-336, 2020
Uric Acid Elevation by Favipiravir, an Antiviral Drug
Eikan Mishima, Naohiko Anzai, Mariko Miyazaki and Takaaki Abe
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Vol. 251, No. 2
pp.87-90, 2020
COVID-19 Waves: Importance of Accumulative Mortality per Million Inhabitants
Carlos A. Delgado, Roberto Shimabuku and Pamela M. Chiroque-Solano
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Vol. 251, No. 1
pp.47-49, 2020
Overview of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: Toward Overcoming the 2020 Pandemic
Saira Baloch, Mohsin Ali Baloch, Tianli Zheng and Xiaofang Pei
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Vol. 250, No. 4
pp.271-278, 2020
Imaging Brain Mechanisms of Functional Somatic Syndromes: Potential as a Biomarker?
Michiko Kano, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Patrick Dupont, Tor D. Wager and Shin Fukudo
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Vol. 250, No. 3
pp.137-152, 2020
Endometrial Immunity for Embryo Implantation and Pregnancy Establishment
Jun Kitazawa, Fuminori Kimura, Akiko Nakamura, Aina Morimune, Akimasa Takahashi, Akiko Takashima, Tsukuru Amano, Shunichiro Tsuji, Shoji Kaku, Kyoko Kasahara and Takashi Murakami
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Vol. 250, No. 1
pp.49-60, 2020



The 100th Anniversary Collection
Pathology of Aldosterone Biosynthesis and its Action
Xin Gao, Yuto Yamazaki, Yuta Tezuka, Kei Omata, Yoshikiyo Ono, Ryo Morimoto, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Takashi Suzuki, Fumitoshi Satoh and Hironobu Sasano
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Vol. 254, No. 1
pp.1-15, 2021
Primary Cultures and Cell Lines for In Vitro Modeling of the Human Adrenal Cortex
Kazutaka Nanba, Amy R. Blinder and William E. Rainey
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Vol. 253, No. 4
pp.217-232, 2021
Toward the Next 100 Years of the Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Kazuhiro Takahashi
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Vol. 253, No. 1
pp.1-2, 2021
Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features: From Echography to Genetic Profile
Francesca Maletta, Enrico Costantino Falco, Alessandro Gambella, Jasna Metovic and Mauro Papotti
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Vol. 252, No. 3
pp.209-218, 2020
Double Burden of Excess Weight and Anemia in Latin American Children up to 2019
Roberto L. Shimabuku, Carlos A. Delgado, Graciela Nakachi, Alberto A. Teruya and Pablo M. Velasquez
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Vol. 252, No. 2
pp.159-168, 2020
Scoping Review of Hospital Business Continuity Plans to Validate the Improvement after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroaki Maruya, Yoshiko Abe, Motoo Fujita, Hajime Furukawa, Mikiko Fuda, Takashi Kamei, Nobuo Yaegashi, Teiji Tominaga Shinichi Egawa
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Vol. 251, No. 3
pp.147-159, 2020
A Message for Young Authors: The Past 100 Years and Future of the Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Kazuhiro Takahashi and Shigeki Shibahara
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Vol. 250, No. 1
pp.1-3, 2020
Challenges of Global Public Health Emergencies: Development of a Health-Crisis Management Framework
Frederick M. Burkle Jr.
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Vol. 249, No.1
pp.33-41, 2019
A New Insight into Chronic Pancreatitis
Tooru Shimosegawa
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Vol. 248, No. 4
pp.225-238, 2019
Biobank Establishment and Sample Management in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project
Naoko Minegishi, Ichiko Nishijima, Takahiro Nobukuni, Hisaaki Kudo, Noriko Ishida, Takahiro Terakawa, Kazuki Kumada, Riu Yamashita, Fumiki Katsuoka, Soichi Ogishima, Kichiya Suzuki, Makoto Sasaki, Mamoru Satoh, Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Study Group and Masayuki Yamamoto
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Vol. 248, No. 1
pp.45-55, 2019
100 Years of the Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, and the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project in the Japanese New Era, Reiwa
Kazuhiro Takahashi and Shigeki Shibahara
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Vol. 248, No. 1
pp.1-2, 2019



2019
Rotavirus Replication: Gaps of Knowledge on Virus Entry and Morphogenesis
Hiroshi Suzuki
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Vol. 248, No.4
pp. 285-296, 2019
Adverse Effects of Wi-Fi Radiation on Male Reproductive System: A Systematic Review
Farah Hanan Fathihah Jaffar Khairul Osman Nur Hilwani Ismail Kok-Yong Chin and Siti Fatimah Ibrahim
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Vol. 248, No.3
pp.169-179, 2019
Historical, Current and Future Approaches to Surgery for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Hiroshi Kunikata, Toshiaki Abe and Toru Nakazawa
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Vol. 248, No.3
pp.159-168, 2019
Indium Lung: Discovery, Pathophysiology and Prevention
Tatsuya Chonan, Atsuko Amata, Yoshinori Kawabata and Kazuyuki Omae
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Vol. 248, No.3
pp.143-150, 2019
Precision Radiotherapy and Radiation Risk Assessment: How Do We Overcome Radiogenomic Diversity?
Hisanori Fukunaga, Akinari Yokoya, Yasuyuki Taki, Karl T. Butterworth and Kevin M. Prise
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Vol. 247, No. 4
pp.223-235, 2019
Interleukin-17: The Role for Pathological Angiogenesis in Ocular Neovascular Diseases
Yuanjun Li and Yedi Zhou
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Vol. 247, No. 2
pp.87-98, 2019
Antiresorptive Agent-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ARONJ): A Twist of Fate in the Bone
Takahiko Shibahara
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Vol. 247, No. 2
pp.75-89, 2019

2018
Shox2: The Role in Differentiation and Development of Cardiac Conduction System
Wenyu Hu, Yanguo Xin, Yinan Zhao and Jian Hu
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Vol. 244, No. 3
pp.177-186, 2018

2017
Impaired Bioenergetics in Clinical Medicine: A Target to Tackle
Sergej M. Ostojic
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Vol. 243, No. 4
pp.227-235, 2017
GATA Transcription Factors: Basic Principles and Related Human Disorders
Tohru Fujiwara
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Vol. 242, No. 2
pp.83-91, 2017
Membrane Trafficking Illuminates a Path to Parkinson’s Disease
Takafumi Hasegawa, Naoto Sugeno, Akio Kikuchi, Toru Baba and Masashi Aoki
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Vol. 242, No. 1
pp.63-76, 2017
Kidney Cadmium Toxicity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure: The Perfect Storm
Soisungwan Satarug, David A. Vesey and Glenda C. Gobe
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Vol. 241, No. 1
pp.65-87, 2016

2016
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
Therapeutic Benefits of Laughter in Mental Health: A Theoretical Review
JongEun Yim
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Vol. 239, No. 3
pp.243-249, 2016
Pathological Effects of the FMR1 CGG-Repeat Polymorphism (5-55 Repeat Numbers): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wenjing Yang, Cuihua Fan, Liangyuan Chen, Zhaolei Cui, Ye Bai, Fenghua Lan
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Vol. 239, No. 1
pp.57-66, 2016
Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Dysfunction Associated with Cadmium Exposure: Beneficial Effects of Curcumin and Tetrahydrocurcumin
Upa Kukongviriyapan, Kwanjit Apaijit, Veerapol Kukongviriyapan
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Vol. 239, No. 1
pp.25-38, 2016
Development of Point-of-Care Testing for Disaster-Related Infectious Diseases
Toshio Hattori, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Beata Shiratori, Shinichi Egawa, Takako Izumi, Toru Kubo, Chie Nakajima, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Toshiro Niki, Bachti Alisjahbana and Elizabeth Telan
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Vol. 238, No. 4
pp.287-293, 2016
Prevention of Tetanus Outbreak Following Natural Disaster in Indonesia: Lessons Learned from Previous Disasters
Dyshelly Nurkartika, Aya Murakami, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Toshio Hattori, Hiroyuki Sasaki and Shinichi Egawa
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Vol. 238, No. 3
pp.219-227, 2016
Non-Invasive Techniques for Detection and Diagnosis of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders
Dongjuan Liu, Xin Zhao, Xin Zeng, Hongxia Dan1, and Qianming Chen
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Vol. 238, No. 2
pp.165-177, 2016

2015
Aftereffects of Subduction-Zone Earthquakes: Potential Tsunami Hazards along the Japan Sea Coast
Koji Minoura, Daisuke Sugawara, Toru Yamanoi and Tsutomu Yamada
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Vol. 237, No. 2
pp.91-102, 2015
Pretreatment Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ryu Watanabe, Tomonori Ishii and Hideo Harigae
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Vol. 237, No. 1
pp.9-15, 2015
TNF Receptor-Associated Factor (TRAF) Signaling Network in CD4+ T-Lymphocytes
Takanori So, Hiroyuki Nagashima and Naoto Ishii
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Vol. 236, No. 2
pp.139-154, 2015
Current Status of Revascularization Surgery for Moyamoya Disease: Special Consideration for Its 'Internal Carotid-External Carotid (IC-EC) Conversion' as the Physiological Reorganization System
Miki Fujimura and Teiji Tominaga
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Vol. 236, No. 1
pp.45-53, 2015
Erythropoietin Gene Expression: Developmental-stage Specificity, Cell-type Specificity, and Hypoxia Inducibility
Norio Suzuki
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Vol. 235, No. 3
pp.233-240, 2015
Cyclophilin A in Cardiovascular Homeostasis and Diseases
Kimio Satoh
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Vol. 235, No. 1
pp.1-15, 2015

2014
The Glu504Lys Polymorphism of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Contributes to Development of Coronary Artery Disease
Feng Xu, Yaning Sun, Rui Shang, Minghua Li, Lianqun Cui, Zhaoqiang Cui and Yuguo Chen
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Vol. 234, No. 2
pp.143-150, 2014
Central Hemodynamics and Target Organ Damage in Hypertension
Junichiro Hashimoto
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Vol. 233, No. 1
pp.1-8, 2014
Cytotoxic and Targeted Systemic Therapy in Advanced and Recurrent Cervical Cancer: Experience from Clinical Trials
Hyun-Joo Seol, Roshani Ulak, Kyung-Do Ki and Jong-Min Lee
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Vol. 232, No. 4
pp.232-269, 2014
Wearing Red for Signaling: The Heme-Bach Axis in Heme Metabolism, Oxidative Stress Response and Iron Immunology
Kazuhiko Igarashi, and Miki Watanabe-Matsui
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Vol. 232, No. 4
pp.229-253, 2014
Elderly Health and Literature Therapy: A Theoretical Review
Yeongcheo Eum Jongeun Yim and Wonjae Choi
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Vol. 232, No. 2
pp.79-83, 2014
Genetics of Pancreatitis: The 2014 Update
Atsushi Masamune
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Vol. 232, No. 2
pp.69-77, 2014

2013


Pioneering and Fundamental Achievements on the Development of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Oncology
Hiroshi Fukuda, Kazuo Kubota, Taiju Matsuzawa

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Vol. 230, No. 3
pp.155-169, 2013
Myofibroblasts: Biochemical and Proteomic Approaches to Fibrosis
Eiko Honda, Ah-Mee Park, Koji Yoshida, Masaki Tabuchi, Hiroshi Munakata

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Vol. 230, No. 2
pp.67-73, 2013
The Great East-Japan Earthquake and Devastating Tsunami: An Update and Lessons from the Past Great Earthquakes in Japan since 1923
Akemi Ishigaki, Hikari Higashi, Takako Sakamoto, Shigeki Shibahara

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Vol. 229, No. 4
pp.287-299, 2013
DNA Methylation in Cancer: A Gene Silencing Mechanism and the Clinical Potential of Its Biomarkers
Shinichi Fukushige, Akira Horii

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Vol. 229, No. 3
pp.173-185, 2013
Epigenetic Modifications in Hepatic Stellate Cells Contribute to Liver Fibrosis
Qi Zhao, Cheng-Yong Qin, Ze-Hua Zhao, Yu-Chen Fan, Kai Wang

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Vol. 229, No. 1
pp.35-43, 2013

2012


Emerging Roles of Cadmium and Heme Oxygenase in Type-2 Diabetes and Cancer Susceptibility
Soisungwan Satarug, Michael R. Moore

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Vol. 228, No. 4
pp.267-288, 2012
New Lessons of Nurturing Life for Geriatric Patients
James P. Butler, Masahiko Fujii, Hidetada Sasaki

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Vol. 227, No. 3
pp.203-210, 2012
Current Perspectives on Protective Roles of Erythropoietin in Cardiovascular System: Erythropoietin Receptor as a Novel Therapeutic Target
Yutaka Kagaya, Yasuhide Asaumi, Wanting Wang, Morihiko Takeda, Makoto Nakano, Kimio Satoh, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Hiroaki Shimokawa

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Vol. 227, No. 2
pp.83-91, 2012
Dentistry and Molecular Biology: A Promising Field for Tooth Agenesis Management
Breno Ramos Boeira Junior and Sergio Echeverrigaray

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Vol. 226, No. 4
pp.243-249, 2012
Fluoroquinolone-Induced Tendinopathy: Etiology and Preventive Measures
Ferda Kaleagasioglu and Ercan Olcay

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Vol. 226, No. 4
pp.251-258, 2012
The Current Endeavors to Understand the Pathogenesis of Intractable Liver Diseases
Yoshiyuki Ueno

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Vol. 226, No. 3
pp.171-175, 2012
Primate Model Research for Endometriosis
Akiyoshi Yamanaka, Fuminori Kimura, Akie Takebayashi, Nobuyuki Kita, Kentaro Takahashi and Takashi Murakami

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Vol. 226, No. 2
pp. 95-99, 2012

2011


Transport of Nanoparticles through the Placental Barrier
Vytautas Kulvietis, Violeta Zalgeviciene, Janina Didziapetriene and Ricardas Rotomskis

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Vol. 225, No. 4
pp. 225-234, 2011
Tonsillectomy and Steroid Pulse Therapy for IgA Nephropathy
Takahito Moriyama and Kosaku Nitta

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Vol. 224, No. 4
pp. 243-250, 2011
Clinical Applications of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Ductal Carcinoma in situ of the Breast: A Dilemma
Yu Tang, Fei Xu, Kaishan Tao, Niansong Qian and Masakazu Toi

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Vol. 224, No. 1
pp. 1-5, 2011
Aortic Arch Calcification and Clinical Outcome in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
Kosaku Nitta and Tetsuya Ogawa

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Vol. 223, No. 2
pp. 79-84, 2011







The 90th Anniversary Review Series

2010


Geriatric Medicine, Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and Biomarker Development
Hiroyuki Arai, Nobuyuki Okamura, Katsutoshi Furukawa and Yukitsuka Kudo

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Vol. 221, No. 2
pp. 87-95, 2010
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Sfrp1 and Sfrp2 Expression in Pathological Events
Pilar Esteve and Paola Bovolenta

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Vol. 221, No. 1
pp. 11-17, 2010
Essential Roles of the Sperm Centrosome in Human Fertilization: Developing the Therapy for Fertilization Failure due to Sperm Centrosomal Dysfunction
Yukihiro Terada, Gerald Schatten, Hisataka Hasegawa and Nobuo Yaegashi

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Vol. 220, No. 4
pp. 247-258, 2010
Immunization Therapy for Alzheimer Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Active Immunization Strategies
Takeshi Tabira

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Vol. 220, No. 2
pp. 95-106, 2010
Pleiotropic Actions of Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Cytotoxin, VacA.
Hajime Isomoto, Joel Moss and Toshiya Hirayama

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Vol. 220, No. 1
pp. 3-14, 2010
Editorial Overview
Sensing the Soul of Science via Sendai: The Prologue to the Tenth Decade of TJEM.
Shigeki Shibahara

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Vol. 220, No. 1
pp. 1-2, 2010

2009


Cisplatin Ototoxicity and Protection: Clinical and Experimental Studies.
Leonard P Rybak, Debashree Mukherjea, Sarvesh Jajoo and Vickram Ramkumar

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Vol. 219, No. 3
pp.177-186, 2009
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy as a New and Non-invasive Angiogenic Strategy.
Kenta Ito, Yoshihiro Fukumoto and Hiroaki Shimokawa

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Vol. 219, No. 1
pp.1-9, 2009
Editotial
The Upcoming 90th Anniversary of the Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Shigeki Shibahara

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Vol. 218, No. 3
pp.161-163,2009



2010


Prevalence, Classification, and Etiology of Pain in Parkinson's Disease: Association between Parkinson's Disease and Fibromyalgia or Chronic Widespread Pain
Katsuhiro Toda and Toshihide Harada

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Vol. 222, No. 1
pp. 1-5, 2010
Development of New Anti-tuberculosis Drug Candidates
Ruiru Shi and Isamu Sugawara

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Vol. 221, No. 2
pp. 97-106, 2010
Genetic Bases for Glaucoma
Nobuo Fuse

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Vol. 221, No. 1
pp. 1-10, 2010
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Where Do We Stand Now?
Evridiki Karanikola, Christos Tsigris, Konstantinos Kontzoglou and Nikolaos Nikiteas

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Vol. 220, No. 4
pp. 247-258, 2010

2009


Ischemic Colitis: Surging Waves of Update.
Michael Stamatakos, Emmanuel Douzinas, Charikleia Stefanaki, Constantina Petropoulou, Helen Arampatzi, Constantinos Safioleas, George Giannopoulos, Constantinos Chatziconstantinou, Constantinos Xiromeritis and Michael Safioleas

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Vol. 218, No. 2
pp.83-92, 2009
Undesirable Events With Radiopharmaceuticals.
Ralph Santos-Oliveira

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Vol. 217, No. 4
pp.251-257, 2009

2008


The Logistics Management and Coordination in Procurement Phase of Organ Transplantation.
R. Genç

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Vol. 216, No. 4
pp.287-296, 2008
Mesenteric Ischemia: Still a Deadly Puzzle for the Medical Community.
M. Stamatakos, C. Stefanaki, D. Mastrokalos, H. Arampatzi, P. Safioleas, C. Chatziconstantinou, C. Xiromeritis and M. Safioleas

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Vol. 216, No. 3
pp.197-204, 2008
Delusions and Visual Hallucinations in Dementia Patients: Focus on Personal History of the Patients.
M.-C. Pai

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Vol. 216, No. 1
pp.1-5, 2008
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene in Alzheimer's Disease.
Y.-H. Yang and C.-K. Liu

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Vol. 215, No. 4
pp.295-298, 2008
Neuroimaging in Dementia: In Vivo Amyloid Imaging.
T. Suhara, M. Higuchi and M. Miyoshi

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Vol. 215, No. 2
pp.119-124, 2008
Clinical Features of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in a Community: An update of the Osaki-Tajiri Project.
K. Meguro

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Vol. 215, No. 2
pp.125-131, 2008
Memory Impairment and Awareness of Memory Deficits in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease.
M. Mimura

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Vol. 215, No. 2
pp.133-140, 2008
Anosognosia for Amnesia as a Clue to Understand the Nature of Dementia.
A. Yamadori

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Vol. 215, No. 2
pp.141-147, 2008
First Disclosure of Lipid Droplet Substructure and Myelin Translucency in Embedment-Free Section Electron Microscopy.
H. Kondo, H. Iwasa and S. Saino-Saito

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Vol. 214, No.3,
pp.167-174, 2008
Molecular Mechanisms Governing Competitive Synaptic Wiring in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells.
M. Watanabe

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Vol. 214, No.3,
pp.175-190, 2008
The EFA6 Family: Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors for ADP Ribosylation Factor 6 at Neuronal Synapses.
H. Sakagami

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Vol. 214, No.3,
pp.191-198, 2008
Lipid Messenger, Diacylglycerol, and its Regulator, Diacylglycerol Kinase, in Cells, Organs, and Animals: History and Perspective.
K. Goto, Y. Hozumi, T. Nakano, S. Saino-Saito and A. M. Martelli

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Vol. 214, No.3,
pp.199-212, 2008
Fatty Acid Binding Protein: Localization and Functional Significance in the Brain.
Y. Owada

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Vol. 214, No.3,
pp.213-220, 2008

2007


Assessment of Intrauterine Methylmercury Exposure Affecting Child Development: Messages from the Newborn.
K. Murata, M. Dakeishi, M. Shimada and H. Satoh

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Vol. 213, No.3,
pp.187-202, 2007
Heme as a Magnificent Molecule with Multiple Missions: Heme Determines Its Own Fate and Governs Cellular Homeostasis.
K. Furuyama, K. Kaneko and P.D. Vargas V.

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Vol. 213, No.1,
pp.1-16, 2007
Problems with Registration-Directed Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer in Japan.
I. Sekine, H. Nokihara, N. Yamamoto, H. Kunitoh, Y. Ohe, N. Saijo and T. Tamura

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Vol. 213, No.1,
pp.17-23, 2007
The Decreasing Burden of Gastric Cancer in Japan.
M. Matsuzaka, S. Fukuda, I. Takahashi, S. Shimaya, T. Oyama, M. Yaegaki, T. Shimoyama, J. Sakamoto, S. Nakaji and T. Umeda

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Vol. 212, No.3,
pp.207-219, 2007
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancers: The Biological Roles of Estrogen and Progestin in Tumorigenesis are Different between the Endometrium and Breast.
K. Ito

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Vol. 212, No.1,
pp.1-12, 2007
Recent Progress in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Expectation for Rho-Kinase Inhibitors.
Y. Fukumoto, S. Tawara and H. Shimokawa

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Vol. 211, No.4,
pp.309-320, 2007
Neuroendocrine Functions of Melanocytes: Beyond the Skin-Deep Melanin Maker.
K. Takeda, N. Takahashi and S. Shibahara

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Vol. 211, No.3,
pp.201-221, 2007
Current Malaria Status and Distribution of Drug Resistance in East and Southeast Asia with Special Focus to Thailand.
K. Na-Bangchang and K. Congpuong

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Vol. 211, No.2,
pp.99-113, 2007

2006


Management of the Pain Associated with Endometriosis: An Update of the Painful Problems.
Y. Ozawa, T. Murakami, Y. Terada, N. Yaegashi, K. Okamura, S. Kuriyama and I. Tsuji

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Vol. 210, No.3,
pp.175-188, 2006
GATA Transcription Factors and Hematological Diseases.
H. Harigae

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Vol. 210, No.1,
pp.1-9, 2006
Airway Remodeling in Asthma and its Influence on Clinical Pathophysiology.
K. Yamauchi

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Vol. 209, No.2,
pp.75-87, 2006
Kidney Dysfunction and Hypertension: Role for Cadmium, P450 and Heme Oxygenases?
S. Satarug, M. Nishijo, J.M. Lasker, R.J. Edwards and M.R. Moore

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Vol. 208, No.3,
pp.179-202, 2006
Genetically Modified Dendritic Cells for Therapeutic Immunity.
T. Kikuchi

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Vol. 208, No.1,
pp.1-8, 2006

2005


The Role of the Thymus in the Pathogenesis of Myasthenia Gravis.
H. Onodera

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Vol. 207, No.2,
pp.87-98, 2005
Preventive Strategies for Aspiration Pneumonia in Elderly Disabled Persons.
T. Ohrui

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Vol. 207, No.1,
pp.3-12, 2005
Aquisition, Mobilization and Utilization of Cellular Iron and Heme: Endless Findings and Growing Evidence of Tight Regulation.
S. Taketani

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Vol. 205, No.4,
pp.297-318, 2005
Medical Treatments and Cares for Geriatric Syndrome: New Strategies Learned from Frail Elderly.
H. Kubo, K. Nakayama, S. Ebihara and H. Sasaki

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Vol. 205, No.3,
pp.205-214, 2005

2004


Melanoma and the Problem of Malignancy.
P.A. Riley

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Vol. 204, No.1,
pp.1-9, 2004
Understanding Glial Differentiation in Vertebrate Nervous System Development.
Y. Wakamatsu

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Vol. 203, No.4,
pp.233-240, 2004
Gene-Based Deafness Research: Ion Transport and Hearing.
K. Ikeda

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Vol. 202, No.1,
pp.1-12, 2004

2003


Behavioral Teratology of Mercury and Its Compounds.
H. Satoh

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Vol. 201, No.1,
pp.1-9, 2003
The Heme Oxygenase Dilemma in Cellular Homeostasis: New Insights for the Feedback Regulation of Heme Catabolism.
S. Shibahara
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Vol. 200, No.4,
pp.167-186, 2003
Inflammatory Mechanisms in Bronchial Asthma and COPD.
M. Ichinose
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Vol. 200, No.1,
1-6, 2003

2002


Pathogenesis and Management of Virus Infection-Induced Exacerbation of Senile Bronchial Asthma and Chronic Pulmonary Emphysema.
M. Yamaya

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Vol. 197, No.2,
pp.67-80, 2002
Molecular Biology of Blood Pressure Regulatory Genes.
K. Takeuchi

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Vol. 197, No.1,
pp.1-8, 2002
Lead, Chemical Porphyria, and Heme as a Biological Mediator.
H. Fujita, C. Nishitani and K. Ogawa

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Vol. 196, No.2,
pp.53-64, 2002
Investigation of Intracellular Factors Involved in Methylmercury Toxicity.
A. Naganuma, T. Furuchi, N. Miura, G.-W. Hwang and S. Kuge

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Vol. 196, No.2,
pp.65-70, 2002
Modification of Mercury Toxicity by Selenium: Practical Importance?
C. Watanabe

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Vol. 196, No.2,
pp.71-77, 2002
Placental to Fetal Transfer of Mercury and Fetotoxicity.
M. Yoshida

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Vol. 196, No.2,
pp.79-88, 2002
Developmental Neurotoxicity Following Prenatal Exposures to Methylmercury and PCBs in Humans from Epidemiological Studies.
K. Nakai and H. Satoh

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Vol. 196, No.2,
89-98, 2002
Paradigm Shift in Zinc: Metal Pathology.
S. Onosaka, N. Tetsuchikawahara and K.-S. Min

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Vol. 196, No.1,
pp.1-8, 2002
Recent Studies on Metallothionein: Protection Against Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Oxygen Free Radicals.
M. Sato and M. Kondoh

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Vol. 196, No.1,
9-22, 2002
Perspectives on Cadmium Toxicity Research.
M. Satoh, H. Koyama, T. Kaji, H. Kito and C. Tohyama

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Vol. 196, No.1,
pp.23-32, 2002
Effects of Cadmium Intake on Bone Metabolism of Mothers during Pregnancy and Lactation.
H. Ohta, M. Ichikawa and Y. Seki

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Vol. 196, No.1,
pp.33-42, 2002
Cellular Cadmium Uptake Mediated by the Transport System for Manganese.
S. Himeno, T. Yanagiya, S. Enomoto, Y. Kondo and N. Imura

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Vol. 196, No.1,
pp.43-50, 2002

2001


Studies on Functional Roles of the Histaminergic Neuron System by Using Pharmacological Agents, Knockout Mice and Positron Emission Tomography.
T. Watanabe and K. Yanai
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Vol. 195, No.4,
pp.197-217, 2001
Adverse Effects of Smoking in the Renal Patient.
S.R. Orth, C. Viedt and E. Ritz
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Vol. 194, No.1,
pp.1-15, 2001
The Role of Pax6 in Brain Patterning.
N. Osumi
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Vol. 193, No.3,
pp.163-174, 2001
Adrenomedullin from a Pheochromocytoma to the Eye: Implications of the Adrenomedullin Research for Endocrinology in the 21st Century.
K. Takahashi
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Vol. 193, No.2,
pp.79-114, 2001

2000


Celiac Plexus Block in Cancer Pain Management.
M. Yamamuro, K. Kusaka, M. Kato and M. Takahashi

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Vol. 192, No.1,
pp.1-18, 2000
Genetic Determination of Human Essential Hypertension.
M. Matsubara

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Vol. 192, No.1,
pp.19-33, 2000
Inflammatory and Immune reactions Associated with Stratum Corneum and Neutrophils in Sterile Pustular Dermatoses.
T. Terui

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Vol. 190, No.4,
pp.239-248, 2000
Pathogenesis of nonimmune hydrops fetalis caused by intrauterine B19 infection.
N. Yaegashi

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Vol. 190, No.2,
pp.65-82, 2000

1999


Specific Targeting Immunotherapy of Cancer with Bispecific Antibodies.
T. Kudo, M.Suzuki, Y. Katayose, M. Shinoda, N. Sakurai, H. Kodama, M. Ichiyama, S. Takemura, H. Yoshida, H. Saeki, S. Saijyo, J. Takahashi, T. Tominaga and S.Matsuno

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Vol. 188, No.4,
pp.275-288, 1999
Breast-Conserving Surgery for Invasive Cancer: A Principle Based on Segmental Anatomy.
N. Ohuchi

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Vol. 188, No.2,
pp.103-118, 1999
Pathophysiologic significance of host reactions in human cancer tissue: Desmoplasia and tumor immunity.
H. Ohtani

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Vol. 187, No.3,
pp.193-202, 1999

1998


New strategies of screening and treatment for sleep apnea syndrome.
W. Hida

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Vol. 186, No.4,
pp.225 -241, 1998
Effects of air pollution and smoking on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma.
H. Sasaki, K. Sekizawa, M. Yanai, H. Arai, M. Yamaya and T. Ohrui

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Vol. 186, No.3,
pp.151-167, 1998
Maturation of dendritic cells induced by cytokines and haptens.
S. Aiba

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Vol. 184, No.3,
pp.159-172, 1998
Mechanisms and prevention of pneumonia in the elderly.
K. Sekizawa

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Vol. 184, No.2,
pp.73-84, 1998

1997


Molecular mechanism of heme biosynthesis.
H. Fujita

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Vol. 183, No.2,
pp.83-89, 1997
Clinical and molecular analysis of neurodegenerative diseases.
K. Abe

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Vol. 181, No.4,
pp.389-409, 1997
Abnormal lipid metabolism and renal disorders.
T. Saito

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Vol. 181, No.3,
pp.321-337, 1997


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