Background Impaired cognitive flexibility in anorexia nervosa (AN) causes clinical problems
and makes the disease hard to treat, but its neural basis has yet to be fully elucidated. The …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to verify the hypothesis that variation of the
serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5-HTTLPR) is associated with sensitivity to stress. …

Background. Visceral hypersensitivity is one of the mechanisms of irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS), but it does not explain the entire symptomatology, ie, altered bowel habit with …

A new percutaneous transluminal coronary angioscopic catheter has been developed for
visualization of the coronary artery. A specially made balloon, fixed at the catheter tip, and an …

BACKGROUND: The central histaminergic neuron system modulates various brain functions,
including eating behavior. We hypothesized that women have higher density of histamine …

Objective The role of endogenous GHRH in arginine-, insulin-, clonidine- and l-dopa-induced
GH secretion was studied in man using a GHRH antagonist (GHRH-Ant). Design Ten …

We report that a lattice-matched and dislocation-free GaAs y P 1−x−y N x / GaP 0.98 N 0.02
quantum-well (QW) structure can be grown on a Si substrate. A two-dimensional growth …

Restraint water-immersion stress-induced expression of heat shock protein (HSP)70 mRNA
in the cerebral cortex and stomach of rats was evaluated by Northern blotting. Cerebral and …

The difference in N concentrations in GaPN layers grown simultaneously on Si and GaP
substrates is investigated. The N concentration was estimated by X-ray diffraction and …

It has beenreported that depression anddiabetes mellitus often occur together, andinsulin
resistance has been observed in patients with depression. For further understanding of the …