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The human genome is thought to harbor 50,000 to 100,000 genes, of which about half have
been sampled to date in the form of expressed sequence tags. An international consortium …

The criteria proposed for the clinical diagnosis of Takayasu's disease (chronic inflammatory
arteriopathy of unknown origin) were based on clinical and angiographic data from 108 …

… 15 C (K Ishikawa, unpublished data). Data points are measured photosynthetic rate, and
lines are Pc and Pr calculated from temperature dependence of Vcmax (Fig. 2a) and Jmax (Fig. …

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) occur at high frequency in human tumors, but whether
these mutations alter tumor cell behavior has been unclear. We used cytoplasmic hybrid …

Aim: Placenta accreta is an abnormally firm attachment of placental villi to the uterine wall,
which may cause postpartum hemorrhage resulting in maternal morbidity and mortality. The …

We present the first results of the PACS-CS project which aims to simulate 2+ 1 flavor lattice
QCD on the physical point with the nonperturbatively O (a)-improved Wilson quark action …

… step providing the electrical driving force for K + and H + secretion. Because PHAII features
an increase in salt reabsorption accompanied by diminished excretion of K + and H + , we …

Adiponectin is one of the key molecules in the metabolic syndrome, and its concentration is
decreased in obesity, type-2 diabetes, and coronary artery disease. Genetic investigation …

We report a size effect on the ferroelectric phase transition in PbTiO 3 ultrafine particles. The
samples were synthesized by an alkoxide method. The size was determined by x-ray …