Published October, 2013
By Kyuichi Tanikawa and Takato Ueno
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Hepatic sinusoidal cells such as sinusoidal endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, hepatic stellate cells, and pit cells play an important role in hemodynamic and metabolic function and are involved in various liver diseases.

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Published October, 2013
By Kozaburo Hayashi, Hiroyuki Abe and Masaaki Sato
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Together with its two companion volumes, Biomechanics: Functional Adaptation and Remodeling and Computational Biomechanics, the Data Book on Mechanical Properties of Living Cells, Tissues, and Organs is a timely and valuable contribution to the rapidly growing field of biomechanics.

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Published October, 2013
By Hiroshi Maeda, Kiyoto Edo and Nakao Ishida
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The 20th century has witnessed the great benefits of the development of antibi otics, which became a reality after World War IL More than 50 years ago I witnessed the miraculous therapeutic power of penicillin, when I was a student at the Tohoku University Medical School's Department of Bacteriology in Sendai, Japan.

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Published October, 2013
By Tetsuzo Akutsu and Hitoshi Koyanagi
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The 5th International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices, January 26-27, 1995, Tokyo, Japan

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Published September, 2013
By Tatsuhisa Takahashi
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This book presents a new method for analyzing the structure and function of the biological branching systems of fractal trees, with a focus on microcirculation. Branching systems in humans (vascular and bronchial trees) and those in the natural world (plants, trees, and rivers) are characterized by a fractal nature.

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Published July, 2013
By Hiroto Ogawa and Kotaro Oka
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The rapid progress of neuroscience in the last decade can be largely attributed to significant advances in neuroethology, a branch of science that seeks to understand the neural basis of natural animal behavior.

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Published July, 2013
By Aristidis Moustakas and Keiji Miyazawa
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Transforming growth factor- (TGF- ) is a secreted polypeptide with multifunctional properties manifested during embryonic development, adult organ physiology, and pathobiology of major diseases, including cancer and fibrotic and cardiovascular diseases.

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Published January, 2013
By K. Okita and Kiwamu Okita
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Because the mortality rate for this disease has reached more than 30 per 100,000 population, the organizing committee chose HCC as the main topic of the 1999 Yamaguchi Symposium on Liver Diseases. If we can control liver fibrosis, we can reduce the risk for HCC among patients with chronic hepatitis.

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Published January, 2013
By Yukio Maruyama, Masatsugu Hori and Joseph S. Janicki
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Cardiac performance is regulated not only by cardiac muscle properties but also by several other factors, including those associated with the neurohumoral system and the mechanical characteristics of the peripheral circulation.

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Published January, 2013
By Tsubasa Inokuma
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
Series: Springer Theses
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This work describes novel, effective hydrogen-bond (HB) donor catalysts based on a known bifunctional tertiary amine-thiourea, a privileged structure, which has been proven to be one of the most widely used organocatalysts.

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