Makoto ASANO

Annual changes in serum leptin concentration in the adult female Japanese black bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) (2008)

Tsubota, Toshio, Sato, Miho, Okano, Tsukasa, Nakamura, Sachiko, Asano, Makoto, Komatsu, Takeshi, ...

The assay of serum leptin concentrations in the Japanese black bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) was tested by canine-leptin-specific sandwich enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A...

Mitochondrial DNA variation in the Japanese marten Martes melampus and Japanese sable, Martes zibellina (2004)

Murakami, Takahiro, Asano, Makoto, Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

Genetic relationship among Japanese sables, Marte zibellina and the introduced Japanese martens, Martes melampus in northern Japan was revealed by analyzing a 521-524bp DNA sequence from the...

Identification and morphological characteristics of dental neonatal line in sika deer (Cervus nippon) (2004)

Iinuma, Yasuko M., Suzuki, Masatsugu, Matsuura, Yukiko, Asano, Makoto, Onuma, Manabu, Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

The dental neonatal line of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) was identified experimentally using chronological labeling methods. In the enamel, prominent dark lines were observed under transmitted...

Immunohistochemical localization of steroidogenic enzymes in corpus luteum of wild sika deer during early mating season (2004)

Matsuura, Yukiko, Suzuki, Masatsugu, Hayakawa, Daisuke, Asano, Makoto, Sasaki, Motoki, Kitamura, Nobuo, ...

We analyzed the localization of steroidogenic enzymes (P450 scc, 3βHSD, P450 arom and P450 c17) in the corpora lutea of two Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) during the early mating...

Mitochondrial DNA variation in the Japanese marten Martes melampus and Japanese sable, Martes zibellina (2004)

Murakami, Takahiro, Asano, Makoto, Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

Genetic relationship among Japanese sables, Marte zibellina and the introduced Japanese martens, Martes melampus in northern Japan was revealed by analyzing a 521-524bp DNA sequence from the...

Identification and morphological characteristics of dental neonatal line in sika deer (Cervus nippon) (2004)

Iinuma, Yasuko M., Suzuki, Masatsugu, Matsuura, Yukiko, Asano, Makoto, Onuma, Manabu, Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

The dental neonatal line of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) was identified experimentally using chronological labeling methods. In the enamel, prominent dark lines were observed under transmitted...

Immunohistochemical localization of steroidogenic enzymes in corpus luteum of wild sika deer during early mating season (2004)

Matsuura, Yukiko, Suzuki, Masatsugu, Hayakawa, Daisuke, Asano, Makoto, Sasaki, Motoki, Kitamura, Nobuo, ...

We analyzed the localization of steroidogenic enzymes (P450 scc, 3βHSD, P450 arom and P450 c17) in the corpora lutea of two Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) during the early mating...

Mitochondrial DNA variation in the Japanese marten Martes melampus and Japanese sable, Martes zibellina (2004)

Murakami, Takahiro, Asano, Makoto, Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

Genetic relationship among Japanese sables, Marte zibellina and the introduced Japanese martens, Martes melampus in northern Japan was revealed by analyzing a 521-524bp DNA sequence from the...

Identification and morphological characteristics of dental neonatal line in sika deer (Cervus nippon) (2004)

Iinuma, Yasuko M., Suzuki, Masatsugu, Matsuura, Yukiko, Asano, Makoto, Onuma, Manabu, Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

The dental neonatal line of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) was identified experimentally using chronological labeling methods. In the enamel, prominent dark lines were observed under transmitted...

Immunohistochemical localization of steroidogenic enzymes in corpus luteum of wild sika deer during early mating season (2004)

Matsuura, Yukiko, Suzuki, Masatsugu, Hayakawa, Daisuke, Asano, Makoto, Sasaki, Motoki, Kitamura, Nobuo, ...

We analyzed the localization of steroidogenic enzymes (P450 scc, 3βHSD, P450 arom and P450 c17) in the corpora lutea of two Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) during the early mating...

Growth pattern and seasonal weight changes of the feral raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Hokkaido, Japan (2003)

Asano, Makoto, Matoba, Yohei, Ikeda, Toru, Suzuki, Masatsugu, Asakawa, Mitsuhiko, Ohtaishi, Noriyuki

The growth pattern and seasonal weight fluctuations of feral raccoons in Hokkaido were evaluated between 1999 and 2001. The growth rates in body length and body weight were described for juveniles...

Modification of Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (rhG-CSF) and Its Derivative ND 28 with Polyethylene Glycol (1994)

Yamasaki, Motoo, Asano, Makoto, Okabe, Masami, Morimoto, Makoto, Yokoo, Yoshiharu

Recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) has been obtained from genetically engineered Escherichia coli as an unglycosylated protein. Both native glycosylated hG-CSF and...

Roles of the Respiratory Na+ Pump in Bioenergetics of Vibrio alginolyticus (1988)

Tokuda, Hajime, Asano, Makoto, Shimamura, Yoshiki, Unemoto, Tsutomu, Sugiyama, Shigeru, Imae, Yasuo

Bioenergetic characteristics of Na+ pump-defective mutants of a marine bacterium Vibrio alginolyticus were compared with those of the wild type and revertant. Generation of membrane potential and...