M. Koga

Publication List Details

Period

1994 - 2007

Number

44

Co-Authors

Search for the Invisible Decay of Neutrons with KamLAND (2006)

Araki, T., Enomoto, S., Furuno, K., Gando, Y., Ichimura, K., Ikeda, H., ...

The Kamioka Liquid scintillator Anti-Neutrino Detector (KamLAND) is used in a search for single neutron or two neutron intra-nuclear disappearance that would produce holes in the $\it{s}$-shell...

Search for the Invisible Decay of Neutrons with KamLAND (2006)

Araki, T., Enomoto, S., Furuno, K., Gando, Y., Ichimura, K., Ikeda, H., ...

The Kamioka Liquid scintillator Anti-Neutrino Detector (KamLAND) is used in a search for single neutron or two neutron intra-nuclear disappearance that would produce holes in the $\it{s}$-shell...

Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of Spectral Distortion (2005)

Araki, T., Eguchi, K., Enomoto, S., Furuno, K., Ichimura, K., Ikeda, H., ...

We present results of a study of neutrino oscillation based on a 766 ton/year exposure of KamLAND to reactor antineutrinos. We observe 258 [overline nu ]e candidate events with energies above 3.4 MeV...

Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of Spectral Distortion (2005)

Araki, T., Eguchi, K., Enomoto, S., Furuno, K., Ichimura, K., Ikeda, H., ...

We present results of a study of neutrino oscillation based on a 766 ton/year exposure of KamLAND to reactor antineutrinos. We observe 258 [overline nu ]e candidate events with energies above 3.4 MeV...

Primary structure of the human follistatin precursor and its genomic organization.

Shimasaki, S, Koga, M, Esch, F, Cooksey, K, Mercado, M, Koba, A, ...

Follistatin is a single-chain gonadal protein that specifically inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone release. By use of the recently characterized porcine follistatin cDNA as a probe to screen a...

Neurovirulence of murine coronavirus JHM temperature-sensitive mutants in rats.

Wege, H, Koga, M, Watanabe, R, Nagashima, K, Ter Meulen, V

The murine coronavirus strain JHM is highly neurotropic in rats and has a marked tendency to cause demyelinating central nervous system diseases after intracerebral inoculation. The clinical diseases...

Splicing in Caenorhabditis elegans does not require an AG at the 3' splice acceptor site.

Aroian, R V, Levy, A D, Koga, M, Ohshima, Y, Kramer, J M, Sternberg, P W

The dinucleotide AG, found at the 3' end of virtually all eukaryotic pre-mRNA introns, is thought to be essential for splicing. Reduction-of-function mutations in two Caenorhabditis elegans genes,...

Titration of murine leukemia viruses with rat cell line RFL.

Koga, M

Normal rat embryo cell (RFL) from syncytia after infection with murine leukemia virus. The assay for counting the number of syncytium foci produced in RFL cells is a sensitive method for a direct...

Sea urchin (Anthocidaris crassispina) egg zinc-binding protein. Cellular localization, purification and characterization.

Ohtake, H, Suyemitsu, T, Koga, M

Gel-filtration analysis of cytosol fraction obtained from unfertilized sea-urchin (Anthocidaris crassispina) eggs on Sephadex G-75 revealed the presence of two Zn-binding-protein fractions. The major...

Purification and characterization of zinc-binding protein from the liver of the partially hepatectomized rat.

Ohtake, H, Koga, M

Zn-binding protein in liver of the partially hepatectomized rat was purified by column chromatography on Sephadex G-75 and DEAE-cellulose. Homogeneity was judged by polyacrylamide-disc-gel...

Zinc-binding protein in the livers of neonatal, normal and partially hepatectomized rats.

Ohtake, H, Hasegawa, K, Koga, M

In the livers of rats after partial hepatectomy the zinc concentration began to increase soon after the operation, reached a maximum value at 14h, and decreased to the original value by 25h after the...

Primary structure of the human follistatin precursor and its genomic organization.

Shimasaki, S, Koga, M, Esch, F, Cooksey, K, Mercado, M, Koba, A, ...

Follistatin is a single-chain gonadal protein that specifically inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone release. By use of the recently characterized porcine follistatin cDNA as a probe to screen a...

Neurovirulence of murine coronavirus JHM temperature-sensitive mutants in rats.

Wege, H, Koga, M, Watanabe, R, Nagashima, K, Ter Meulen, V

The murine coronavirus strain JHM is highly neurotropic in rats and has a marked tendency to cause demyelinating central nervous system diseases after intracerebral inoculation. The clinical diseases...

Splicing in Caenorhabditis elegans does not require an AG at the 3' splice acceptor site.

Aroian, R V, Levy, A D, Koga, M, Ohshima, Y, Kramer, J M, Sternberg, P W

The dinucleotide AG, found at the 3' end of virtually all eukaryotic pre-mRNA introns, is thought to be essential for splicing. Reduction-of-function mutations in two Caenorhabditis elegans genes,...

Titration of murine leukemia viruses with rat cell line RFL.

Koga, M

Normal rat embryo cell (RFL) from syncytia after infection with murine leukemia virus. The assay for counting the number of syncytium foci produced in RFL cells is a sensitive method for a direct...

Sea urchin (Anthocidaris crassispina) egg zinc-binding protein. Cellular localization, purification and characterization.

Ohtake, H, Suyemitsu, T, Koga, M

Gel-filtration analysis of cytosol fraction obtained from unfertilized sea-urchin (Anthocidaris crassispina) eggs on Sephadex G-75 revealed the presence of two Zn-binding-protein fractions. The major...

Purification and characterization of zinc-binding protein from the liver of the partially hepatectomized rat.

Ohtake, H, Koga, M

Zn-binding protein in liver of the partially hepatectomized rat was purified by column chromatography on Sephadex G-75 and DEAE-cellulose. Homogeneity was judged by polyacrylamide-disc-gel...

Zinc-binding protein in the livers of neonatal, normal and partially hepatectomized rats.

Ohtake, H, Hasegawa, K, Koga, M

In the livers of rats after partial hepatectomy the zinc concentration began to increase soon after the operation, reached a maximum value at 14h, and decreased to the original value by 25h after the...

Epidemiology and long term prognosis of hepatitis C virus infection in Japan.

Yano, M, Yatsuhashi, H, Inoue, O, Inokuchi, K, Koga, M

In Japanese blood donors, positivity for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) ranges from 0.2% in subjects under 20 to 3.9% in those over 50 years. It is estimated that at least 2.3 million Japanese...

Decreased interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)-producing T cells in patients with acute Kawasaki disease

Matsubara, T, Katayama, K, Matsuoka, T, Fujiwara, M, Koga, M, Furukawa, S

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness of early childhood, in which the activation of monocytes/macrophages plays a central role in the development of vasculitis during the acute stage of...

CD14+CD16+ monocyte subpopulation in Kawasaki disease

Katayama, K, Matsubara, T, Fujiwara, M, Koga, M, Furukawa, S

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness caused by vasculitis, occurring in early childhood. We have demonstrated that the activation of monocytes/macrophages plays a central role during...

Ethylene oxide induces central-peripheral distal axonal degeneration of the lumbar primary neurones in rats.

Ohnishi, A, Inoue, N, Yamamoto, T, Murai, Y, Hori, H, Koga, M, ...

Wistar rats subjected to a single exposure lasting six hours to ethylene oxide (EO) at a concentration of 500 parts per million three times a week for 13 weeks developed ataxia in the hindlegs....

Distribution of urinary hippuric acid concentrations by ALDH2 genotype.

Kawamoto, T, Murata, K, Koga, M, Hattori, Y, Kodama, Y

OBJECTIVES--To clarify the relation between the genetic polymorphism of ALDH2 (low Km aldehyde dehydrogenase) and toluene metabolism. METHODS--The study subjects were 253 toluene workers (192 men and...

Antiganglioside antibody in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome who show bulbar palsy as an initial symptom

Koga, M., Yuki, N., Hirata, K.

OBJECTIVES—To identify valuable antiganglioside antibodies that support the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its variants in patients showing bulbar palsy as an initial...

Hyperreflexia in Guillain-Barré syndrome: relation with acute motor axonal neuropathy and anti-GM1 antibody

Kuwabara, S., Ogawara, K., Koga, M., Mori, M., Hattori, T., Yuki, N.

OBJECTIVES—To investigate the incidence of hyperreflexia in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), and its relation with electrodiagnosis of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN),...

IgG anti-GQ1b positive acute ataxia without ophthalmoplegia

Mori, M., Kuwabara, S., Koga, M., Asahina, M., Ogawara, K., Hattori, T., ...

IgG anti-GQ1b antibody was present in a patient with acute ataxia and areflexia without ophthalmoplegia or elementary sensory loss. Sensory nerve conduction studies and somatosensory evoked...

Isolated absence of F waves and proximal axonal dysfunction in Guillain-Barré syndrome with antiganglioside antibodies

Kuwabara, S, Ogawara, K, Mizobuchi, K, Koga, M, Mori, M, Hattori, T, ...

OBJECTIVES—To investigate the pathophysiology of selective absence of F waves and its relation with antiganglioside antibodies in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Some patients with GBS show the...

Comparative study of preceding Campylobacter jejuni infection in Guillain-Barré syndrome in Japan and The Netherlands

Koga, M, Ang, C, Yuki, N, Jacobs, B, Herbrink, P, ...

A comparative study was made in Japan and The Netherlands of the presence of preceding Campylobacter jejuni infections in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). It was conducted in two laboratories using...

Range of cross reactivity of anti-GM1 IgG antibody in Guillain-Barré syndrome

Koga, M, Tatsumoto, M, Yuki, N, Hirata, K

The cross reactivity of anti-GM1 IgG antibody with various gangliosides and asialo-GM1 in serum samples from 27 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome was investigated. An enzyme linked immunosorbent...

Anti-GT1a IgG in Guillain-Barré syndrome

Koga, M, Yoshino, H, Morimatsu, M, Yuki, N

Objective: To investigate the presence of serum anti-GT1a IgG in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its relation to clinical manifestations.

Reappraisal of early CT signs to predict the arterial occlusion site in acute embolic stroke

Koga, M, Saku, Y, Toyoda, K, Takaba, H, Ibayashi, S, Iida, M

Patients: 105 consecutive patients with acute embolic stroke affecting the anterior circulation.