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Samura T, Asanoi H, Toda K, Yoshioka D, Miyagawa S, Yoshikawa Y, Hata H, Saito S, Domae K, Matsuura R, Sawa Y. Usefulness of Analyzing Right Atrial Pressure Waveform to Predict Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Tsukamoto Y, Ohtani T, Shiraki T, Ichibori Y, Saito S, Hikoso S, Toda K, Yamaguchi O, Sawa Y, Sakata Y. Baseline and 1-year Follow-up Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of Coronary Plaques in Heart Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.1067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Saito S, Toda K, Miyagawa S, Yoshikawa Y, Hata H, Domae K, Matsuura R, Ueno T, Kuratani T, Sawa Y. New Heart Allocation System to Rescue the Patients With Severe Biventricular Failure. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ogata K, Jeon S, Ko DS, Jung IS, Kim JH, Ito K, Kubo Y, Takei K, Saito S, Cho YH, Park H, Jang J, Kim HG, Kim JH, Kim YS, Choi W, Koh M, Uosaki K, Doo SG, Hwang Y, Han S. Evolving affinity between Coulombic reversibility and hysteretic phase transformations in nano-structured silicon-based lithium-ion batteries. Nat Commun 2018; 9:479. [PMID: 29396479 PMCID: PMC5797158 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-02824-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Nano-structured silicon is an attractive alternative anode material to conventional graphite in lithium-ion batteries. However, the anode designs with higher silicon concentrations remain to be commercialized despite recent remarkable progress. One of the most critical issues is the fundamental understanding of the lithium-silicon Coulombic efficiency. Particularly, this is the key to resolve subtle yet accumulatively significant alterations of Coulombic efficiency by various paths of lithium-silicon processes over cycles. Here, we provide quantitative and qualitative insight into how the irreversible behaviors are altered by the processes under amorphous volume changes and hysteretic amorphous-crystalline phase transformations. Repeated latter transformations over cycles, typically featured as a degradation factor, can govern the reversibility behaviors, improving the irreversibility and eventually minimizing cumulative irreversible lithium consumption. This is clearly different from repeated amorphous volume changes with different lithiation depths. The mechanism behind the correlations is elucidated by electrochemical and structural probing.
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Matsumoto Y, Asao Y, Yoshikawa A, Sekiguchi H, Takada M, Furu M, Saito S, Kataoka M, Abe H, Yagi T, Togashi K, Toi M. Label-free photoacoustic imaging of human palmar vessels: a structural morphological analysis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:786. [PMID: 29335512 PMCID: PMC5768743 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19161-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We analysed the vascular morphology of the palm using a photoacoustic tomography (PAT) instrument with a hemispherical detector array. The three-dimensional (3D) morphology of blood vessels was determined noninvasively. Overall, 12 females and 11 males were recruited as healthy volunteers. Their ages were distributed almost evenly from 22 to 59 years. In all cases, many vascular networks were observed just beneath the skin and were determined to be veins anatomically. To analyse the major arteries, the layer containing the subcutaneous venous network was removed from the image. The analysis focused on the common and proper palmar digital arteries. We used the curvature of these arteries as a parameter to analyse their morphologies. There was no significant difference in the curvature between genders when comparing the subjects as a whole. The blood vessel curvature increased with age. Good agreement was found between the 3D numerical analysis results and the subjective evaluation of the two-dimensional (2D) projection image. The PAT system enabled visualization of the 3D features of blood vessels in the palm and noninvasive analysis of arterial tortuousness.
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Yoshino O, Yamada-Nomoto K, Kobayashi M, Andoh T, Hongo M, Ono Y, Hasegawa-Idemitsu A, Sakai A, Osuga Y, Saito S. Bradykinin system is involved in endometriosis-related pain through endothelin-1 production. Eur J Pain 2017; 22:501-510. [PMID: 29034546 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease exhibiting severe pelvic pain, but the mechanism of pain production remains unknown. Bradykinin (BK) is known as an inflammatory mediator, and shows elevated levels in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. In the present study, we evaluated whether BK is involved in endometriosis-related pain. METHODS Endometriotic lesions were used for immunohistochemistry. Primary cultures of endometriotic stromal cells (ESC) were stimulated with IL-1β and/or BK. Quantitative RT-PCR was used to evaluate the mRNA expressions of BK receptors (BKR) and endothelin-1 in ESC. The concentration of endothelin-1 in cystic fluid of endometrioma or non-endometrioma was measured with ELISA. The conditioned medium of ESC stimulated with IL-1β and/or BK was injected intraplantarly in mice, and evaluated whether pain-related licking behaviour was elicited. RESULTS The expressions of BK and BKR in endometriotic lesions were observed by immunohistochemistry. In vitro experiments showed that IL-1β induced BKR-B1 and B2 on ESC. Activation of these receptors by BK significantly induced endothelin-1 expression in ESC, which was negated completely by HOE-140, a BKR-B2 antagonist. The cystic fluid of endometrioma contained higher amount of endothelin-1 compared to non-endometrioma. Intraplantar injection of the conditioned medium of ESC treated with IL-1β and BK significantly induced licking behaviour, which was suppressed with BQ-123, an endothelin type-A receptor antagonist. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrated the presence and the function of the BK axis in endometriosis, and established a potential new therapy target for endometriosis-related pain. SIGNIFICANCE The present study demonstrated (1) the presence and the function of the BK system in endometriosis, (2) activation of BKR induced endothelin-1 in endometriotic lesion and (3) blocking endothelin-1 was effective to decrease pain.
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Yorozu A, Sutani S, Kota R, Saito S, Toya K. Factors Predicting Outcome for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing I-125 Brachytherapy With or Without External Beam Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tanaka Y, Takano H, Saito S, Genkai N, Abe H. Transorbital approach of transcranial doppler (TCD) in perioperative management of carotid artery stenting (CAS). J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Saito S, Yamamoto Y, Maki T, Fukushima M, Takahashi R, Ihara M. Taxifolin inhibits amyloid-β oligomer formation and fully restores vascular integrity and memory in cerebral amyloid angiopathy. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nakaoku Y, Saito S, Yamamoto Y, Ihara M, Takahashi R. Linagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, ameliorates cognitive deficits in high fat diet-treated tauopathy model mice. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oyama N, Sakaguchi M, Higashida K, Murase S, Gon Y, Watanabe A, Terasaki Y, Todo K, Sasaki T, Yamamoto J, Saito S, Toda K, Sawa Y, Mochizuki H. Remarkable effect of a phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor, milrinone in a reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome patient with ischemic stroke: A case report. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kikumoto A, Watanabe H, Hasegawa H, Suzuki R, Tsukamoto K, Kyoya T, Kobayashi M, Saito S, Kobayashi J. Clinical evaluation of two generations of time lapse imaging systems. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tone T, Fujisawa N, Seki Y, Iida H, Tachikawa K, Sugihara M, Minato A, Nishio S, Yamamoto T, Kitamura K, Ueda K, Saito S, Shimada R, Matsuda Y, Naruse Y, Shimamoto S, Tamura S, Yoshikawa M, Tomabechi K. Conceptual Design of Fusion Experimental Reactor(FER). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst83-a22924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Henmi R, Ejima K, Yagishita D, Iwanami Y, Saito S, Yamazaki K, Shoda M, Hagiwara N. P4536Impact of venous occlusion on lead extraction of infected cardiac implantable electronic device. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p4536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Moriyama N, Shishido K, Takuma T, Tobita K, Tsukuda S, Yamanaka F, Mizuno S, Tanaka Y, Murakami M, Matsumi J, Takahashi S, Saito S. 2018Optical coherence tomographic analysis of in-scaffold atherosclerosis after bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation at five year follow up. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Jarde A, Lutsiv O, Park CK, Beyene J, Dodd JM, Barrett J, Shah PS, Cook JL, Saito S, Biringer AB, Sabatino L, Giglia L, Han Z, Staub K, Mundle W, Chamberlain J, McDonald SD. Effectiveness of progesterone, cerclage and pessary for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BJOG 2017; 124:1176-1189. [PMID: 28276151 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant death, but it is unclear which intervention is best to prevent it. OBJECTIVES To compare progesterone, cerclage and pessary, determine their relative effects and rank them. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL and Web of Science (to April 2016), without restrictions, and screened references of previous reviews. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised trials of progesterone, cerclage or pessary for preventing PTB in women with singleton pregnancies at risk as defined by each study. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We extracted data by duplicate using a piloted form and performed Bayesian random-effects network meta-analyses and pairwise meta-analyses. We rated evidence quality using GRADE, ranked interventions using SUCRA and calculated numbers needed to treat (NNT). MAIN RESULTS We included 36 trials (9425 women; 25 low risk of bias trials). Progesterone ranked first or second for most outcomes, reducing PTB < 34 weeks [odds ratio (OR) 0.44; 95% credible interval (CrI) 0.22-0.79; NNT 9; low quality], <37 weeks (OR 0.58; 95% CrI 0.41-0.79; NNT 9; moderate quality), and neonatal death (OR 0.50; 95% CrI 0.28-0.85; NNT 35; high quality), compared with control, in women overall at risk. We found similar results in the subgroup with previous PTB, but only a reduction of PTB < 34 weeks in women with a short cervix. Pessary showed inconsistent benefit and cerclage did not reduce PTB < 37 or <34 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Progesterone was the best intervention for preventing PTB in singleton pregnancies at risk, reducing PTB < 34 weeks, <37 weeks, neonatal demise and other sequelae. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Progesterone was better than cerclage and pessary to prevent preterm birth, neonatal death and more in network meta-analysis.
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Tsujimoto K, Oigawa H, Kikuchi K, Kurata Y, Mizumoto M, Sasa T, Saito S, Nishihara K, Umeno M, Takei H. Feasibility of Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Accelerator-Driven System for Minor-Actinide Transmutation. NUCL TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nt08-a3929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tsukamoto Y, Ohtani T, Shiraki T, Ichibori Y, Saito S, Awata M, Toda K, Yamaguchi O, Sawa Y, Sakata Y. Serial Evaluation of Plaque Characteristics in Coronary Artery Lesions Using Optical Coherence Tomography After Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.1453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Wada T, Saito H, Aoyama K, Saito S, Shibukawa M. Development and inter-laboratory study of a method for quantifying ochratoxin A in pet foods. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2017. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2015.1953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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An analytical method for quantifying ochratoxin A (OTA) in pet foods using high-performance liquid chromatography was developed, and an inter-laboratory study was conducted. OTA was extracted from samples with aqueous acetonitrile. The extract was purified by an immunoaffinity column, OCHRAKING, and analysed by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. The limits of quantification by this method were 2 µg/kg for dry and semidry pet food and 1 µg/kg for wet type pet food. The calibration curve showed linearity in the range of 0.5-50 ng/ml (equivalent to 1-100 µg/kg for wet type pet food). The mean recoveries of OTA spiked at 1-5 µg/kg were in the range of 83.0-106% and relative standard deviations of the in-house method validation were 2.6-6.8%. The mean recoveries, repeatability, reproducibility and the Horwitz ratios for OTA from the inter-laboratory validation study were 75.6-83.1%, 3.5-6.1%, 5.0-15.0% and 0.23-0.68, respectively.
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Jarde A, Lutsiv O, Park CK, Barrett J, Beyene J, Saito S, Dodd JM, Shah PS, Cook JL, Biringer AB, Giglia L, Han Z, Staub K, Mundle W, Vera C, Sabatino L, Liyanage SK, McDonald SD. Preterm birth prevention in twin pregnancies with progesterone, pessary, or cerclage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG 2017; 124:1163-1173. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sugimine S, Saito S, Araki T, Yamamoto K, Obata H. Endogenous analgesic effect of pregabalin: A double-blind and randomized controlled trial. Eur J Pain 2017; 21:997-1006. [PMID: 28169487 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is widely used to measure endogenous analgesia, and a recent study indicated that drugs that act on endogenous analgesia are more effective in individuals with lower CPM. Recent animal studies have indicated that pregabalin activates endogenous analgesia by stimulating the descending pain inhibitory system. The present study examined whether the analgesic effect of pregabalin is greater in individuals with lower original endogenous analgesia using CPM. METHODS Fifty-nine healthy subjects were randomly assigned to either a pregabalin group or a placebo group, and 50 of them completed the study. CPM was measured before and after pregabalin or placebo administration. The correlation of initial CPM to change in CPM was compared between the pregabalin and placebo groups. RESULTS Initial CPM was significantly correlated with the change in CPM in the pregabalin group (r = -0.73, p < 0.0001) but not in the placebo group (p = 0.56) (difference in correlation coefficients between groups; p = 0.004). Furthermore, the initial CPM significantly affected the change in CPM in the pregabalin group but not in the placebo group (pregabalin group: adj R2 = 0.51, p < 0.001, y = -0.54x + 2.98; placebo group: p = 0.56, significant difference in regression slopes; p = 0.015). These results indicate that pregabalin has a higher endogenous analgesic effect in individuals with lower original endogenous analgesia. SIGNIFICANCE The analgesic effect of pregabalin depends on the original endogenous analgesia status. Its effect on conditioned pain modulation (CPM) was stronger for subjects with lower original endogenous analgesia, suggesting that the mechanism of pregabalin involves the improvement of endogenous analgesia.
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Saito S, Margosan D, Michailides T, Xiao C. Botrytis californica, a new cryptic species in theB. cinereaspecies complex causing gray mold in blueberries and table grapes. Mycologia 2017; 108:330-43. [DOI: 10.3852/15-165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tobise M, Ogawa T, Saito S. Morphology and magnetic properties of α”-Fe 16N 2 nanoparticles synthesized from iron hydroxide and iron oxides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.3379/msjmag.1704r003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Saito S, Hata H, Inamura Y, Kitamura S, Yanagi T, Shimizu H. Vulvar basal cell carcinoma with adhesion of the labia majora and minora. Clin Exp Dermatol 2016; 42:92-93. [PMID: 27917514 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yamamoto A, Takahashi K, Saito S, Tominaga M, Ohta T. Two different avian cold-sensitive sensory neurons: Transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8)-dependent and -independent activation mechanisms. Neuropharmacology 2016; 111:130-141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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