… The precise mechanism(s) by which cytokines promote atherosclerosis in ESRD is, however,
not clearly understood. They are known to up-regulate production of various adhesion …

… Consequently, the screening procedure for CKD requires different approaches depending
on the patient’s race, habitual, and socio-economical status. We should pay more attention to …

… represent rigorous scientific standards; they are intended for use as a convenient reference
for quickly assessing the significance of various clinical data during the physician’s decision-…

… mm (0.1 mV) above the baseline level, 11,12 either as QRS slurring (a smooth transition from
the QRS segment to the ST segment) or notching (a positive J deflection inscribed on the S …

BACKGROUND: Estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is limited by differences in
creatinine generation among ethnicities. Our previously reported GFR-estimating equations for …

Florigen, the mobile signal that moves from an induced leaf to the shoot apex and causes
flowering, has eluded identification since it was first proposed 70 years ago. Understanding …

A safe and practical procedure for total colectomy and mucosal proctectomy with ileonal
anastomosis has been developed and performed by us on 11 patients with adenomatosis coli …

… -analysis systems ( μ -TAS’s). Miniaturization of systems for chemical … chemical reagents in
μ -TAS’s is essential for control of the flow of … glass has hampered the operation of μ -TAS’s. …

… Figure 1 presents a laser pulse energy dependence of solidifiedrod diameters while the
scanning speed was kept a constant 10 μm/s. Data were collected from an optical microscope …

Background We previously estimated the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages
3–5 at 19.1 million based on data from the Japanese annual health check program for …