Kazuhiko Takeuchi

Extracellular acidosis suppresses endothelial function by inhibiting store-operated Ca2+ entry via non-selective cation channels (2009)

Asai, Masayoshi, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, Saotome, Masao, Urushida, Tsuyoshi, Katoh, Hideki, Satoh, Hiroshi, ...

Aims Hypoxia, ischaemia, and exogenous chemicals can induce extracellular and intracellular acidosis, but it is not clear which of these types of acidosis affects endothelial cell function. The...

Cyclooxygenase-dependent vasoconstricting factor(s) in remodelled rat femoral arteries (2008)

Hirao, Akiko, Kondo, Kazunao, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, Inui, Naoki, Umemura, Kazuo, Ohashi, Kyoichi, ...

Aims Denudation and regeneration of the vascular endothelium are important in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study is to clarify the mechanisms of functional alterations in...

SPB Academic Publishing bv, The Hague (2007)

Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Dong-kun Lee

A framework for environmental management planning-A landscape-ecological approach Landscape Ecology vol. 3 no. 1 pp 53-63 (1989)

Transition of the satoyama landscape in the urban fringe of the Tokyo metropolitan area from 1880 to 2001 (2006)

Ichikawa, Kaoru, Okubo, Nozomi, Okubo, Satoru, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko

An explicit understanding of past landscapes is a basic and important issue, which enables deeper understanding of current landscapes in a longer context and gives useful suggestion to today's...

Patterns of floristic composition under different grazing intensities in Bulgan, South Gobi, Mongolia (2005)

Sasaki, Takehiro, Okayasu, Tomoo, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, Jamsran, Undarmaa, Jadambaa, Sanjid

We surveyed the floristic composition and analyzed the patterns of floristic composition under different grazing intensities in the semi-arid area of Bulgan, in the South Gobi of Mongolia. We sampled...

Management and micro-scale landform determine the ground flora of secondary woodlands and their verges in the Tama Hills of Tokyo, Japan (2005)

Okubo, Satoru, Kamiyama, Asako, Kitagawa, Yoshiko, Yamada, Susumu, Palijon, Armando, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko

We investigated the influence of management and micro-scale landform on the species composition and richness of ground flora in secondary woodlands and their verges next to paddy fields in the Tama...

Trends in urbanization and patterns of land use in the Asian mega-cities Jakarta, Bangkok, and Metro Manila (2005)

Murakami, Akinobu, Zain, Alinda Medrial, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, Tsunekawa, Atsushi, Yokota, Shigehiro

Asian mega-cities have experienced rapid population growth and continue to grow. Urbanization in those areas is proceeding differently from the patterns of city growth experienced in Western...

Nitric oxide: inhibitory effects on endothelial cell calcium signaling, prostaglandin I2 production and nitric oxide synthase expression (2004)

Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Tran, Quang-Kim, Ozeki, Mariko, Sumi, Daigo, Hayashi, Toshio, ...

Objective: Nitric oxide (NO) produced in large amounts by inducible nitric oxide synthase exerts many harmful effects such as stimulation of inflammation and induction of apoptosis. The effects of...

The spatial distribution of green spaces in the urban fringe of Bangkok. (2004)

Hara, Yuji, Yokota, Shigehiro, Murakami, Akinobu, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko

Urban green spaces with a wide variety of functions to ameliorate the urban environment have been decreased and fragmented in the urban fringe areas of Southeast Asian cities. In order to elaborate...

Nature conservation strategies for the 'SATOYAMA' and 'SATOCHI', habitats for secondary nature in Japan (2001)

Takeuchi, Kazuhiko

The importance of conserving the traditional Japanese rural landscapes, 'SATOYAMA' and 'SATOCHI', as habitat for secondary nature is well recognized by Japanese society today. These landscapes...

Distribution and structure of urban green spaces in Metro Manila (2000)

Moriwake, Noriko, Palijon, Armando M., Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, Murakami, Akinobu, Tsunekawa, Atsushi

We studied the distribution and structure of urban green spaces in Metro Manila, the Philippines, one of the most rapidly growing prime cities in Southeast Asia. Our field vegetation survey focused...

Numerical classification of natural regions of Japan (1990)

TAKEUCHI, Kazuhiko, TSUNEKAWA, Atsushi, IKEGUCHI, Hitoshi

Natural regions of Japan were devised through multivariate analysis using several databases related to the natural environmental elements, the preparation of which has rapidly progressed in recent...

A numeriacal approach to the landscape classification of municipalities in Saitama prefecture, Central Japan (1984)

TAKEUCHI, Kazuhiko

This paper examines the adaptability of a numerical methodology to ecological landscape classification. Saitama Prefecture has been selected as a case study area and municipalities have been taken as...

Relationship between the recent dune activities and the rainfall fluctuations in the Southern part of Australia (1983)

Ohmori, Hiroo, Iwasaki, Kazutaka, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko

オーストラリア南部には,最近活動を再開した砂丘が数多くみられる.この再活動については,植生破壊をはじめ,開墾,山火事,羊の食禍,ウサ...