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Itoh N, Itagaki T, Kawabata T, Konaka T, Muraoka N, Saeki H, Kanai K, Chikazawa S, Hori Y, Hoshi F, Higuchi S. Prevalence of intestinal parasites and genotyping of Giardia intestinalis in pet shop puppies in east Japan. Vet Parasitol 2010; 176:74-8. [PMID: 21093154 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The current study examined the prevalence of intestinal parasites and genotypes of Giardia intestinalis in puppies from nine pet shops in east Japan. Fresh fecal samples from 1794 puppies (≦3 months old) were collected on one occasion. Giardia spp. was examined for specific coproantigen using ELISA kit (SNAP®Giardia, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., USA). Other intestinal parasites were detected microscopically using the formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation technique. Genotyping was determined for the random 29 stool samples identified as Giardia spp. positive using PCR and direct sequencing of the glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh) gene. Overall prevalence of protozoan Giardia spp. and Cystoisospora spp. revealed 23.4% and 11.3%, respectively. Prevalence of ascarids, Strongyloides spp. and hookworms were recorded 1.8%, 1.1% and 0.1%, respectively. Protozoan Giardia spp. and Cystoisospora spp., thus, represent important pathogens among pet shop puppies. All genotyped G. intestinalis isolates were belonged to assemblage C or D, identified as dog-specific genotypes. Zoonotic assemblage A and B were not demonstrated. The result suggests that the risk of zoonotic transmission of G. intestinalis from pet shops puppies to humans may be quite low in Japan.
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- N Itoh
- First Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
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Itoh N, Muraoka N, Aoki M, Itagaki T. Treatment of Notoedres cati infestation in cats with selamectin. Vet Rec 2004; 154:409. [PMID: 15083980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- N Itoh
- Kamome Veterinary Clinic, Sozen Nishi 7-9-2932, Hashikami, Sannohe, Aomori 039-1212, Japan
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Takeya M, Hasuo H, Muraoka N, Akasu T. Optical recording of the spatiotemporal propagation of neuronal excitation in the rat hippocampal CA2-CA1 pathway. Kurume Med J 2002; 48:205-10. [PMID: 11680935 DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.48.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Changes in the membrane potential of neurons in the hippocampal CA2 and CA1 regions were recorded by optical recording techniques. After stimulation of the Schaffer collaterals at the hippocampal CA2 region, excitatory optical signals first occurred adjacent stimulus electrode and then flamed-up signals spread toward the hippocampal CA1 region. The optical signal was blocked by tetrodotoxin (TTX) (1 microM). Propagation of the optical signal was blocked in an artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) containing 0 mM Ca2+ and 6 mM Mg2+. 6,7-Dinitroquinoxaline-2,3 (1H,4H)-dione (DNQX) (20 microM) also blocked the optical signals that spread to the hippocampal CA1 region. The time course of the optical signal recorded at a unit area (49 pixels) on the propagation pathway was characterized by fast and slow components. TTX (1 microM) blocked both fast and slow components of the optical signal. The slow component of the optical signal was preferentially depressed by either removal of external Ca2+ or by bath-application of DNQX (20 microM). When bicuculline (15 microM) was applied to the bath-solution, the intensity and propagation area of the optical signal were increased. The results indicate that stimulation of the Schaffer collaterals in the hippocampal CA2 region produces the propagation of the optical signal to the hippocampal CA1 region, and that the optical signal involves the action potential and excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.
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- M Takeya
- Departments of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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A homicidal case by an air gun involving a 73-year-old woman who was found dead in her home is described. At autopsy, two gunshot wounds were observed on the left anterior chest and the right back. There was neither exit wound nor powder burns. The fatal pellet, 0.9 g and 5.5mm diameter, penetrated the left anterior chest and the heart to cause cardiac tamponade (200 ml) before lodging in the left subclavian artery. Death was due to cardiac tamponade. This case has exhibited two rare phenomena: homicide by an air gun and pellet embolisation. This is the first homicide case by use of air gun in Japan and demonstrates that although it may be rare, air guns can be used as potential homicidal weapons. This experience will alert our society and others on the potential hazards of air guns we have tended to regard as toys.
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- P M Ng'walali
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 2-2-1 Honjyo, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan.
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Ng'walali PM, Muraoka N, Yonemitsu K, Higuchi A, Tsunenari S. Accidental injury by a grass strimmer: an unusual fatality. J Clin Forensic Med 2001; 8:222-4. [PMID: 15274962 DOI: 10.1054/jcfm.2001.0523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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The body of a 61-year-old woman was found in the morning lying near a wire fence at her farm where she was cutting grass using a motor-powered strimmer. Autopsy revealed a laceration of the heart apex, haemopericardium and left haemothorax caused by a U-shaped wire projectile which was found lodged in the left thoracic cavity. The mechanistic analysis of the injuries and manner of death, however, were conclusive after a scene visit following the autopsy. The farm was surrounded by a wire fence to prevent wild pigs from entering in. The wire projectile was cut by unshielded blade of the strimmer and struck her chest. This case represents an unusual accidental fatality and indicates the need for improved user education and safety when using such implements. This case also reemphasizes scene investigation as an important part of medicolegal autopsy for proper determination of mechanisms of injuries and precise manner of death. We hope this report will increase awareness and alert the general public to the dangers of the grass strimmer operated without proper safety precautions.
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- P M Ng'walali
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan
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Koreeda A, Yonemitsu K, Ng'walali PM, Muraoka N, Tsunenari S. Clocapramine-related fatality. Postmortem drug levels in multiple psychoactive drug poisoning. Forensic Sci Int 2001; 122:48-51. [PMID: 11587865 DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(01)00442-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A suicide caused by ingestion of multiple psychoactive drugs is reported. A 42-year-old man with a history of psychosis was found dead in a blood pool in his room. The forensic autopsy revealed two stab wounds on his chest. However, these wounds could not explain the cause of death. Eighty-six tablets were found in his stomach. Four psychoactive drugs; clocapramine (CC), chlorpromazine (CP), promethazine (PM) and clotiazepam (CT) were detected in blood and tissues. The concentrations of CC, CP, PM and CT in the femoral vein (FV) blood were 0.39, 0.61, 1.23 and 0.09 microg/ml, respectively. The cause and manner of death were attributed to suicidal multiple psychoactive drug poisoning. Postmortem drug redistribution showed great site-dependent variations with the lowest level in the FV blood. Remarkable variations were observed in CC, CP and PM, but not in CT compared to other three drugs. The variations were dependent on the volume of distribution (Vd) of the drugs. Our human case has demonstrated drugs with higher Vd values showed higher degree of postmortem redistribution of the drug and vice versa.
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- A Koreeda
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 2-2-1 Honjyo, 860-0811, Kumamoto, Japan.
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A total of 1035 household dogs were examined for the presence of Giardia lamblia (G. lamblia) in their feces. Fecal samples from 151 (14.6%) of the dogs were positive for Giardia. The protozoan was more often detected in soft feces (26.4%) than in normal (10.0%) or diarrheic feces (13.7%) (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01, respectively). The forms of the organisms obtained from the 151 dogs were cysts (77.5%), trophozoites (9.9%), or both cysts and trophozoites (12.6%). Dogs kept indoors had a higher prevalence (18.5%) of Giardia than dogs kept outdoors (4.8%) (p < 0.001). Giardia infection was also more prevalent in 1-6 months old puppies (21.7%) compared to other groups (2.4%-7.5%) (p < 0.001). The prevalence of Giardia in dogs originally purchased from pet shops or breeding kennels was extremely high (21.5%) compared to that of dogs from individual households (4.3%) (p < 0.001). With regard to human public health, the high infection rate of Giardia in puppies and dogs kept indoors is a serious problem because G. lamblia in infected dogs may have zoonotic potential. No reports of human giardiasis transmitted from dogs have been made. However, the results of this study suggest that the risk of Giardia transmission from household dogs to humans is not negligible. Pet owners should be taught appropriate hygiene measures to prevent Giardia transmission from dogs to humans.
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- N Itoh
- Kamome Veterinary Clinic, Sozen Nishi 7-9-2932, Hashikami, Sannohe, Aomori 039-1212, Japan
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Takahashi Y, Muraoka N, Sakata K, Nonaka Y, Hattori G, Tokutomi T, Shigemori M. Delayed CSF pseudocyst following shunt malfunction after myelomeningocele repair. Kurume Med J 2001; 47:225-8. [PMID: 11059224 DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.47.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We report a case of delayed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst following shunt malfunction in a 20-year-old patient with myelomeningocele. Magnetic resonance (MR) images and a radioimmunoassay shunt-gram detected the CSF fistula at the old scar of the myelomeningocele repaired 20 years before. Since the revision of the shunt system failed to keep the pseudocyst, the lesion was successfully directly repaired. Treatment of the delayed CSF pseudocyst following shunt malfunction thus requires a radical operation of the lesion.
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- Y Takahashi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ng'walali PM, Muraoka N, Honjyo K, Hamada K, Kibayashi K, Tsunenari S. Medico-legal implications of acute subdural haematoma in boxing. J Clin Forensic Med 2000; 7:153-5. [PMID: 15274986 DOI: 10.1054/jcfm.2000.0431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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A 16-year-old male high school student with a history of fever (38-39 degrees C) for 4 days lost consciousness following the end of a three round boxing match. He was transferred to a neurosurgical unit located 48 km away 1 h 36 min after injury. Clinical assessment at the unit revealed a comatose patient with a left acute subdural haematoma, but because of advanced brain oedema surgical management was deemed futile. At autopsy an acute subdural haematoma and a severe brain oedema were confirmed. Evaluation of physical conditions before the fight should have been more rigorous in our patient. The observations in our case support the published literature that boxing matches should be held only where neurosurgical expertise is readily available.
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- P M Ng'walali
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan
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Matsuo T, Muraoka N, Shiraga F, Matsuo N. Schwartz-Matsuo syndrome in retinal detachment with tears of the nonpigmented epithelium of the ciliary body. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 1998; 76:481-5. [PMID: 9716338 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760417.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To elucidate clinical features of Schwartz-Matsuo syndrome (photoreceptor outer segment glaucoma) occurring in retinal detachment with tears of the nonpigmented epithelium of the pars plana or plicata of the ciliary body. METHODS We reviewed retrospectively medical records of 17 consecutive patients (18 eyes) with retinal detachment caused by tears of the nonpigmented epithelium of pars plana (10 eyes) and pars plicata (8 eyes) of the ciliary body. RESULTS Aqueous cells, ranging from 1+ to 3+, were found in 15 eyes, in contrast with no cells in the other 3 eyes. Eleven of the 15 eyes with aqueous cells showed circadian fluctuation of the intraocular pressure with a range, 4 mmHg or wider compared with the range in the fellow eye, but only 4 of these 11 eyes had a maximum pressure of 21 mmHg or higher. Photoreceptor outer segments were detected in the aqueous humor of 8 eyes out of 14 eyes with aqueous cells in which aqueous tap was done. The remaining 6 eyes had too small a number of aqueous cells for electron microscopy. CONCLUSION Marked fluctuation of the intraocular pressure compared with the fellow eye, which was not necessarily associated with its rise, was found in retinal detachment with tears of the nonpigmented epithelium of the ciliary body, and should be included as one of key features for diagnosis of Schwartz-Matsuo syndrome.
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- T Matsuo
- Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama City, Japan
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Ohta H, Funakoshi N, Asano Y, Watanabe H, Fujikawa S, Nakano T, Nakai A, Muraoka N, Ishigaki T, Todo G, Nakashima Y, Shintaku M. Scintigraphic evaluation along with CT and MR images in a case of huge gravitation abscess. Ann Nucl Med 1997; 11:267-70. [PMID: 9310178 DOI: 10.1007/bf03164774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The authors presented a rare case of huge gravitation abscess. 67Ga scintigraphy was useful in the evaluation of the extent and activity of the disease. CT showed clearly the location and shape of the abscess. Enhanced MRI showed vertebral lesions as characteristic geographic and ring-like enhancement.
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- H Ohta
- Department of Laboratories, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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Ohta H, Komibuchi T, Tomihara M, Asano Y, Watanabe H, Fujikawa S, Muraoka N, Todo G, Irie K, Shintaku M, Kokuryu H. A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the ilium, evaluation by blood-pool scintigraphy. Ann Nucl Med 1996; 10:437-9. [PMID: 9006731 DOI: 10.1007/bf03164807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A rare case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the ilium was presented and blood-pool scintigraphic images and angiographic images were correlated. Hypervascular tumor and lacking of contrast material with arteriovenous shunts were shown by angiography. Intensive tracer accumulation was shown by blood-pool scintigraphy. After radiation therapy and transcatheter arterial embolization of the tumor, tracer accumulation was noticeable reduced. These findings suggested a vascular tumor such as angiosarcoma, but surgery revealed MFH of the bone. Blood-pool scintigraphy was useful in the evaluation of the vascular characteristics of the tumor.
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- H Ohta
- Department of Laboratories, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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Yoshida T, Ono M, Muraoka N. [Sonographic diagnosis of nonmalignant extrahepatic portal venous obstruction--incidence and background]. Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi 1991; 51:626-31. [PMID: 1886750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We diagnosed nine cases of nonmalignant extrahepatic portal venous obstruction on ultrasonography at Kitakyushu Municipal Kokura Hospital between 1983 and 1989. Among 40544 cases of routine abdominal ultrasound study, nine cases of nonmalignant extrahepatic portal venous obstruction were found. The sonographic feature of "cavernous transformation" of the portal vein was noted at an incidence of about 1/2000. We classified these nine cases into three groups according to past history. Four cases underwent abdominal surgery. (Two had two operations). Three had abdominal inflammation or trauma, and two had no significant history, although one had taken oral contraceptive pills intermittently during the last ten years.
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- T Yoshida
- Department of Radiology, Kitakyushu Municipal Kokura Hospital
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Hayashi T, Shimada O, Anami M, Karasuyama M, Sato N, Muraoka N, Tsuda N. [Histogenesis of the clear cytoplasm in the tumor cells of smooth muscle origin]. Rinsho Byori 1990; 38:317-22. [PMID: 2190028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Perinuclear clear cytoplasm observed in the light microscopic specimens of the tumor cells of smooth muscle origin is in general, understood as the artefact caused by the formalin fixation. However, the precise mechanisms of the histogenesis of clear cytoplasm are still not clear. We observed the clear cytoplasm directly by mean of the electron microscopy of materials detached from light microscopic specimen. Furthermore, we observed the light microscopic specimens made by varying types of methods, examining whether the clear cytoplasm was present or not. The electron microscopy of materials detached from light microscopic specimens revealed the band-like defects of cytoplasm along the long axes of tumor cells. These defects were thought to result from the falling off of cytoplasm. The 1 mu section of the epon embedded block derived from the paraffin embedded block for light microscopic specimen presented no clear cytoplasm, suggesting that the cytoplasm falls off at the procedure of deparaffinization and staining. Although the specimen of conventional frozen section showed no clear cytoplasm, the specimen made by the frozen sectioning after formalin fixation revealed clear cytoplasm. Consequently, it is thought that the fixation of the tissue before the sectioning makes the cytoplasm fragile, thereafter, the cytoplasm falls off at the procedure of deparaffinization and staining.
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- T Hayashi
- Pathology Division, Nagasaki University Hospital
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Muraoka N, Ohno Y, Ohashi R, Fujii K, Kato M, Hisaoka S. Mutagenicity of cooked foods. Effect of cooking conditions on the formation of mutagenicity in sauteed meats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/0165-1161(87)90105-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Muraoka N, Nakata H, Nakayama C, Suzuki K. [Radiological diagnosis of spondylitis]. Rinsho Hoshasen 1987; 32:65-9. [PMID: 3573361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Nakayama C, Watanabe H, Muraoka N, Nakata H, Oda S, Shirahata S. [Appraisal of the clinical value of 67Ga-scintigraphy in hematological disorders]. Rinsho Hoshasen 1986; 31:1115-20. [PMID: 3467108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Kono N, Sasaki N, Tanahashi T, Muraoka N, Azuma C. [Fibrinolytic enzyme system in blood of rats with urinary bladder tumor induced by oral administration of N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine (author's transl)]. Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 1975; 66:742-52. [PMID: 128649 DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1928.66.11_742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Kōno N, Sasaki N, Tanahashi T, Muraoka N, Azuma C. [The effect of sex hormones on the incidence of experimental urinary bladder tumors in rats (author's transl)]. Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 1975; 66:409-17. [PMID: 1172146 DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1928.66.7_409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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