LIS1 is a product of the causative gene for type I lissencephaly characterized by a smooth brain surface due to a defect in neuronal migration during brain development and a regulatory subunit of… (More)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The decision as to the treatment of incidental IAs is complex. There are no certain quantitative methods that can be used to evaluate the risk of rupture in IAs. In recent… (More)
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2009
We have studied noninvasive devices for measuring total hemoglobin and hemoglobin derivatives such as carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and methemoglobin (MetHb). A calibration procedure needs to be developed… (More)
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of thyroxine on ovulation in immature rdw rats and the fertilization and development of the eggs. Serum thyroxine concentrations at 30 days of age were… (More)
Developmental block of rat embryo is induced by phosphate at the late two-cell stage. The present study uses immunocytochemistry and laser scanning confocal microscopy to examine microtubule and… (More)
The developmental patterns of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was examined in female Long-Evans rats by radioimmunoassay of pituitary and plasma from 5 through 80 days of age. The effects of… (More)
In pigs, it is difficult to produce normal fertilized embryos from immature oocytes in vitro. However, a new maturation/fertilization system in which the percentage of normal fertilized embryos is… (More)
BACKGROUND
Steroid administration currently plays a central role in the medical management of ulcerative colitis (UC); however, long-term steroid usage causes adverse effects, which necessitates… (More)
BACKGROUND/AIMS
Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) plays a central role in the development of hypophosphatemia and inappropriately low 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D induced by iron therapy for… (More)
Partial ovaries from mice, hamsters, rabbits, Japanese monkeys and rats have survived deep-freezing and returned to a normal morphological state after being thawed and transplanted into the rat… (More)