Y. Sakamoto

Publication List Details

Period

1972 - 2009

Number

158

Co-Authors

CANGAROO-III search for TeV Gamma-rays from two clusters of galaxies (2009)

Kiuchi, R., Mori, M., Bicknell, G. V., Clay, R. W., Edwards, P. G., Enomoto, R., ...

Because accretion and merger shocks in clusters of galaxies may accelerate particles to high energies, clusters are candidate sites for the origin of ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic-rays. A prediction...

CANGAROO-III Observation of TeV Gamma Rays from the vicinity of PSR B1 706-44 (2009)

Enomoto, R., Kushida, J., Nakamori, T., Kifune, T., Bicknell, G. V., Clay, R. W., ...

Observation by the CANGAROO-III stereoscopic system of the Imaging Cherenkov Telescope has detected extended emission of TeV gamma rays in the vicinity of the pulsar PSR B1706$-$44. The strength of...

Anion-Catalyzed Dissolution of NO_2 on Aqueous Microdroplets (2009)

Yabushita, A., Enami, S., Sakamoto, Y., Kawasaki, M., Hoffmann, M. R., Colussi, A. J.

Fifty-seven years after NOx (NO + NO_2) were identified as essential components of photochemical smog, atmospheric chemical models fail to correctly predict •OH/HO_2• concentrations under...

Electronic structure and magnetism of the diluted magnetic semiconductor Fe-doped ZnO nano-particles (2009)

Kataoka, T., Kobayashi, M., Sakamoto, Y., Song, G. S., Fujimori, A., ...

We have studied the electronic structure of Zn$_{0.9}$Fe$_{0.1}$O nano-particles, which have been reported to show ferromagnetism at room temperature, by x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS),...

The implications from CANGAROO-III observations of TeV blazar PKS 2155-304 (2009)

K. Nishijima, Y. Sakamoto, J. Kushida

Abstract. We have observed the high-frequency–peaked BL Lacertae object PKS 2155−304 in 2004, 2005 and 2006 with the CANGAROO-III imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope, and have detected a...

Identity Physics Experiment on Internal Transport Barriers in JT-60U and JET (2009)

Vries, De P.C., Sakamoto, Y., Litaudon, X., Tala, Tuomas Et Al.

36th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 29-July 3, 2009

The implications from CANGAROO-III observations of TeV blazar PKS 2155-304 (2008)

Nishijima, K., Sakamoto, Y., Kushida, J., Saito, K.

We have observed the high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object PKS2155-304 in 2004, 2005 and 2006 with the CANGAROO-III imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope, and have detected a signal above 660...

Studies of Current Profile Optimization and Influence of Electron Heating towards Advanced Tokamak Operation on JT-60U (2008)

S. Ide, T. Suzuki, Y. Sakamoto, H. Takenaga, T. Fujita, N. Oyama, ...

Abstract. Experimental results of studies towards steady state operation of an advanced tokamak on JT-60U are presented. Especially, issues that are related to a current profile and internal...

Relationships between magnetic foot points and G-band bright structures (2008)

Ishikawa, R., Tsuneta, S., Kitakoshi, Y., Katsukawa, Y., Bonet, J. A., Domínguez, S. Vargas, ...

Magnetic elements are thought to be described by flux tube models, and are well reproduced by MHD simulations. However, these simulations are only partially constrained by observations. We...

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R. Kiuchi, M. Mori, G. Bicknell, R. Clay, P. Edwards, R. Enomoto, ...

Abstract: More than forty gamma-ray sources have been detected by atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes at TeV energies. Although there are many theoretical predictions on the possible gamma-ray fluxes...

Very high energy gamma-ray observations of the Galactic plane with the CANGAROO-III telescopes (2008)

M. Ohishi, M. Mori, Y. Adachi, A. Asahara, G. V. Bicknell, R. W. Clay, ...

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Cangaroo-III search for gamma rays from Kepler's supernova remnant (2008)

Enomoto, R., Higashi, Y., Yoshida, T., Tanimori, T., Bicknell, Geoffrey Vincent, Clay, Roger William, ...

Copyright © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Cangaroo-III search for gamma rays from Kepler's supernova remnant (2008)

Enomoto, R., Higashi, Y., Yoshida, T., Tanimori, T., Bicknell, Geoffrey Vincent, Clay, Roger William, ...

Copyright © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Engineering Hypermedia Proceedings (2007)

Kilnam Chon, Atsuhiro Goto, Shigeki Goto, Richard Perlman, Hitoaki Sakamoto, Y. Sakamoto, ...

Conference proceedings like many other documents are increasingly converted from hardcopy to online. This trend is being accelerated by the recent development of the World Wide Web. This report...

Molecular size distribution of Pu in the presence of humic substances in river and groundwaters (2007)

Nagao, S., Sakamoto, Y., Tanaka, T., Rao, R. R.

The association properties of Pu with aquatic humic substances in a 0.01M NaClO4 solution at pH 6–8 were studied on the basis of molecular size distribution. Seven humic substances were isolated...

Molecular size distribution of Pu in the presence of humic substances in river and groundwaters (2007)

Nagao, S., Sakamoto, Y., Tanaka, T., Rao, R. R.

The association properties of Pu with aquatic humic substances in a 0.01M NaClO4 solution at pH 6–8 were studied on the basis of molecular size distribution. Seven humic substances were isolated...

Compensation of the Crossing Angle with Crab Cavities at KEKB (2007)

Abe, T., Akai, K., Akemoto, M., Akiyama, A., Arinaga, M., Ebihara, K., ...

Crab cavities have been installed in the KEKB B--Factory rings to compensate the crossing angle at the collision point and thus increase luminosity. The beam operation with crab crossing has been...

Relationship between transient sound and mouth tone in flue organ pipe (2007)

Sakamoto, Y., Angster, J., Yoshikawa, S.

Mouth tone has been investigated to study the transient sound of flue organ pipes. Mouth tone is a sound which is emitted from a pipe when its resonator is filled with an acoustic absorber. The mouth...

Cangaroo III search for gamma rays from Centaurus A and the ω Centauri region (2007)

Kabuki, S., Enomoto, R., Bicknell, Geoffrey Vincent, Clay, Roger William, Edwards, Philip G., Gunji, S., ...

We have observed the giant radio galaxy Centaurus A and the globular cluster ω Centauri in the TeV energy region using the CANGAROO III stereoscopic system. The system has been in operation since...

Cangaroo III search for gamma rays from Centaurus A and the ω Centauri region (2007)

Kabuki, S., Enomoto, R., Bicknell, Geoffrey Vincent, Clay, Roger William, Edwards, Philip G., Gunji, S., ...

We have observed the giant radio galaxy Centaurus A and the globular cluster ω Centauri in the TeV energy region using the CANGAROO III stereoscopic system. The system has been in operation since...

Redundant roles of Sox17 and Sox18 in early cardiovascular development of mouse embryos (2007)

Sakamoto, Y., Hara, K., Kanai-Azuma, M., Matsui, T., Miura, Y., Tsunekawa, N., ...

Sox7, -17 and -18 constitute the Sox subgroup F (SoxF) of HMG box transcription factor genes, which all are co-expressed in developing vascular endothelial cells in mice. Here we characterized...

Redundant roles of Sox17 and Sox18 in early cardiovascular development of mouse embryos (2007)

Sakamoto, Y., Hara, K., Kanai-Azuma, M., Matsui, T., Miura, Y., Tsunekawa, N., ...

Sox7, -17 and -18 constitute the Sox subgroup F (SoxF) of HMG box transcription factor genes, which all are co-expressed in developing vascular endothelial cells in mice. Here we characterized...

On-site underground background measurements for the KASKA reactor-neutrino experiment (2006)

Furuta, H., Sakuma, K., Aoki, M., Fukuda, Y., Funaki, Y., Hara, T., ...

On-site underground background measurements were performed for the planned reactor-neutrino oscillation experiment KASKA at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata, Japan. A...

Letter of Intent for KASKA: High Accuracy Neutrino Oscillation Measurements with anti-nu_es from Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (2006)

Aoki, M., Akiyama, K., Fukuda, Y., Fukui, A., Funaki, Y., Furuta, H., ...

One of the current most-demanded experiments in neutrino physics is to measure the last mixing angle theta_13. KASKA is an experiment to detect new type of reactor neutrino oscillation and to measure...

Macrophages and not granulocytes are involved in cervical ripening (2005)

J Bulmer, P Moran, Prof. Stephen Courtenay Robson, Y Sakamoto, R Searle

To clarify the role of leucocytes in human cervical ripening and dilatation cervical biopsies were obtained from six non-pregnant women eight women undergoing early termination of pregnancy 18...

CIGR E-Journal Volume 7 (2005)

Adejumo, B., Adetunji, J., Ajav, E., Ajisegiri, E., Al-Kufaishi, S., Annuk, A., ...

Peer Reviewed Original Research Articles --- 1.) A. Tambunan, Y. Sagara, Y. Seo, and Y. Kawagoe. Image Analysis on Temperature Distribution within Lettuce Undergoing Vacuum Cooling. Manuscript FP 04...

Experiments on the influence of pipe scaling parameters on the sound of flue organ pipes (2005)

Angster, J., Wik, T., Täsch, C., Miklos, A., Sakamoto, Y.

When basic phenomena of the physics of flue organ pipes are studied, experiments on models are acceptable. But frequently, these models differ considerably from real organ pipes. For this reason, the...

Acoustical investigations on the ears of flue organ pipes (2005)

Sakamoto, Y., Yoshikawa, S., Angster, J.

The application of ears is one of the voicing techniques for flue organ pipes. The ears are the projections on both sides of the pipe mouth and have been used since the Renaissance period. They are...

CIGR E-Journal Volume 7 (2005)

Adejumo, B., Adetunji, J., Ajav, E., Ajisegiri, E., Al-Kufaishi, S., Annuk, A., ...

Peer Reviewed Original Research Articles --- 1.) A. Tambunan, Y. Sagara, Y. Seo, and Y. Kawagoe. Image Analysis on Temperature Distribution within Lettuce Undergoing Vacuum Cooling. Manuscript FP 04...

White paper report on using nuclear reactors to search for a value of theta(13). (2004)

Anderson, K., Anjos, J.C., Ayres, D., Beacom, J., Bediaga, I., De Bellefon, A., ...

An International Working Group has been meeting to discuss ideas for a new Nuclear Reactor Neutrino Experiment at meetings in May 2003 (Alabama), October 2003 (Munich) and plans for March 2004...

On the acoustical design of the ears of flue organ pipes (2004)

Sakamoto, Y., Yoshikawa, S., Angster, J.

Application of the ears to the flue organ pipe is one of the important voicing techniques. Ears are the projections on both sides of the pipe mouth. Organ builders say the ears make not only the...

The influence of pipe scaling parameters on the sound of flue organ pipes (2004)

Angster, J., Wik, T., Täsch, C., Sakamoto, Y., Miklos, A.

When basic phenomena of the physics of flue organ pipes is studied, experiments on models are acceptable. But these models often differ considerably from real organ pipes. For this reason the fine...

Status of and prospects for advanced tokamak regimes from multi-machine comparisons using the 'International Tokamak Physics Activity' database (2004)

Litaudon, X., Barbato, E., Becoulet, A., Doyle, E. J., Fujita, T., Gohil, P., ...

Advanced tokamak regimes obtained in ASDEX Upgrade, DIII-D, FF-U, JET, JT-60U, TCV and Tore Supra experiments are assessed both in terms of their fusion performance and capability for ultimately...

Increased understanding of the dynamics and transport in ITB plasmas from multi-machine comparisons (2003)

Gohil, P., Kinsey, J., Parail, V., Litaudon, X., Fukuda, T., Hoang, T., ...

Our understanding of the physics of internal transport barriers (ITBs) is being furthered by analysis and comparisons of experimental data from many different tokamaks worldwide. An international...

Recent advances in the LHD experiment (2003)

Motojima, O., Ohyabu, N., Komori, A., Kaneko, O., Yamada, H., Kawahata, K., ...

In the first four years of the LHD experiment, several encouraging results have emerged, the most significant of which is that MHD stability and good transport are compatible in the inward shifted...

Synthesis of ordered three-dimensional large-pore mesoporous silica and its replication to ordered nanoporous carbon (2003)

Fan, J, Yu, CZ, Wang, LM, Sakamoto, Y, Terasaki, O, Tu, B, ...

Ordered three-dimensional (3D) large-pore mesoporous channels have been fabricated based on mesoporous silica SBA-15 and SBA-16 by a new synthesis strategy, which involves the introduction of organic...

Synthesis of ordered three-dimensional large-pore mesoporous silica and its replication to ordered nanoporous carbon (2003)

Fan, J, Yu, CZ, Wang, LM, Sakamoto, Y, Terasaki, O, Tu, B, ...

Ordered three-dimensional (3D) large-pore mesoporous channels have been fabricated based on mesoporous silica SBA-15 and SBA-16 by a new synthesis strategy, which involves the introduction of organic...

Conversion coefficients from fluence to effective dose for heavy ions with energies up to 3 GeV/A (2003)

Sato, T., Tsuda, S., Sakamoto, Y., Yamaguchi, Y., Niita, K.

Radiological protection against high-energy heavy ions has been an essential issue in the planning of long-term space missions. The fluence to effective dose conversion coefficients have been...

Analysis of dose-LET distribution in the human body irradiated by high energy hadrons (2003)

Sato, T., Tsuda, S., Sakamoto, Y., Yamaguchi, Y., Niita, K.

For the purposes of radiological protection, it is important to analyse profiles of the particle field inside a human body irradiated by high energy hadrons, since they can produce a variety of...

Measurement of Lineal-energy Distributions for Neutrons of 8 keV to 65 MeV by Using a Tissue-equivalent Proportional Counter (2002)

Nunomiya, T., Kim, E., Kurosawa, T., Taniguchi, S., Yonai, S., Nakamura, T., ...

The lineal-energy spectra for monoenergetic and quasi-monoenergetic neutrons of 8 keV to 65 MeV were obtained using a tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC). The frequency-mean lineal energy,...

External Doses in the Environment from the Tokai-mura Criticality Accident (2001)

Endo, A., Yamaguchi, Y., Sakamoto, Y., Yoshizawa, M., Tsuda, S.

On 30 September 1999, a criticality accident occurred at a uranium processing plant operated by JCO in Tokai-Mura, Japan and the criticality remained for about 20 h. Almost all doses to the...

Ab Initio Molecular-Dynamics Simulations of Adsorption of Dye Molecules at Surfaces (1999)

M. Sugihara, H. Meyer, P. Entel, Y. Sakamoto, J. Hafner, V. Buss

Introduction Dye molecules are of particular interest, since they are a subject of intense inter-disciplinary research involving all branches of chemistry, in particular physical and theoretical...

Point Isotropic Build-up Factors of Medium Energy Neutrons for Concrete, Iron and A Double Layer of Iron Followed by Concrete (1997)

Shin, K., Kotegawa, H., Sakamoto, Y., Nakane, Y., Nakashima, H, Tanaka, S., ...

The neutron build up factor is newly defined for describing the dose equivalent profiles of medium energy neutrons (En ( 400 MeV) in shields of concrete, iron and a double layered shield of iron +...

Calculations of Equivalent Dose and Effective Dose Conversion Coefficients for Photons from 1 MeV to 10 GeV (1995)

Sato, O., Iwai, S., Tanaka, S., Uehara, T., Sakamoto, Y., Yoshizawa, N., ...

A calculational method is presented to evaluate equivalent doses of tissues or organs and effective dose for high energy radiations, where the radiation weighting factor given in ICRP 60 was replaced...

Three-dimensional imaging of objects in accumulated snow using multifrequency holography (1988)

Sakamoto, Y., Tajiri, K., Sawai, T., Aoki, Y., 坂本, 雄児

The three-dimensional (3-D) imaging of objects buried in snow using multifrequency holography is discussed. It is pointed out that the cross-sectional images obtained by radar used for target...

Three-dimensional imaging of objects in accumulated snow using multifrequency holography (1988)

Sakamoto, Y., Tajiri, K., Sawai, T., Aoki, Y.

The three-dimensional (3-D) imaging of objects buried in snow using multifrequency holography is discussed. It is pointed out that the cross-sectional images obtained by radar used for target...

Experimentelle und theoretische Analyse der Deuteronenaufbruchsreaktion `2H(d,pd)n bei T(d)=52 MeV. (1976)

Kluge, W., Matthaey, H., Sakamoto, Y., Schluefter, R., Schneider, H.

Fruehjahrstagung DPG und OEPG, Kernphysik, Baden/Oesterr., 29. Maerz - 2. April 1976. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, R.6, Bd 11(1976) S.966

Nucleon-Induced Deuteron Breakup Reactions. (1973)

Takeutchi, F., Sakamoto, Y.

Fruehjahrstagung DPG, Kernphysik, Heidelberg, 19.-23.Februar 1973. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Reihe 6, Bd 8(1973) S.37

Berechnung der Winkelkorrelationsverteilung und der Resonanzparameter bei Dreiteilchenreaktionen des J(#p)=2`-, T=O Zustands von `4He. (1973)

Haase, E.L., Takeutchi, F., Sakamoto, Y.

Fruehjahrstagung DPG, Kernphysik, Heidelberg, 19.-23.Februar 1973. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Reihe 6, Bd 8(1973) S.71-72

Quasifree Scattering on `6Li. (1973)

Sakamoto, Y., Hagelberg, R., Haase, E.L.

Fruehjahrstagung DPG, Kernphysik, Heidelberg, 19.-23.Februar 1973. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Reihe 6, Bd 8(1973) S.77

Coulomb Effects in the Proton-Induced Deuteron-Break-up Reaction. (1972)

Takeutchi, F., Sakamoto, Y.

Slaus, J.[Hrsg.u.a.]: Few Particle Problems in the Nuclear Interaction. Proc. of the Internat. Conf. ..., Los Angeles, August 28 - September 1, 1972. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publ.Co.; New York:...

ETUDE DES MECANISMES (α, α') et (α, 2α) RENCONTRES DANS LA REACTION α + 12C → 4α à 90 MeV. (1970)

Jacquot, C., Sakamoto, Y., Jung, M., Girardin, L., Braun, H.

Nous avons observé la fragmentation du 12C en trois alpha par des alpha incidents de 90 MeV en milieu ionographique. Les événements présentant deux alpha énergiques sont analysés en utilisant...

REACTION D (p, 2p) n A 156 MeV (1970)

Takeutchi, F., Yuasa, T., Kuroda, K., Sakamoto, Y.

La diffusion quasi-élastique p - p a été étudiée à 156 MeV. Les conditions cinématiques sont complètement définies en mesurant les angles de diffusion des protons émergents θ1, θ2...

ETUDE DES MECANISMES (α, α') et (α, 2α) RENCONTRES DANS LA REACTION α + 12C → 4α à 90 MeV. (1970)

Jacquot, C., Sakamoto, Y., Jung, M., Girardin, L., Braun, H.

Nous avons observé la fragmentation du 12C en trois alpha par des alpha incidents de 90 MeV en milieu ionographique. Les événements présentant deux alpha énergiques sont analysés en utilisant...

REACTION D (p, 2p) n A 156 MeV (1970)

Takeutchi, F., Yuasa, T., Kuroda, K., Sakamoto, Y.

La diffusion quasi-élastique p - p a été étudiée à 156 MeV. Les conditions cinématiques sont complètement définies en mesurant les angles de diffusion des protons émergents θ1, θ2...

ETUDE DES MECANISMES (α, α') et (α, 2α) RENCONTRES DANS LA REACTION α + 12C → 4α à 90 MeV. (1970)

Jacquot, C., Sakamoto, Y., Jung, M., Girardin, L., Braun, H.

Nous avons observé la fragmentation du 12C en trois alpha par des alpha incidents de 90 MeV en milieu ionographique. Les événements présentant deux alpha énergiques sont analysés en utilisant...

REACTION D (p, 2p) n A 156 MeV (1970)

Takeutchi, F., Yuasa, T., Kuroda, K., Sakamoto, Y.

La diffusion quasi-élastique p - p a été étudiée à 156 MeV. Les conditions cinématiques sont complètement définies en mesurant les angles de diffusion des protons émergents θ1, θ2...

cDNA and protein sequence of polymorphic macaque albumins that differ in bilirubin binding.

Watkins, S, Sakamoto, Y, Madison, J, Davis, E, Smith, D G, Dwulet, J, ...

The rhesus monkey, Macaca mulatta, exhibits a geographically restricted polymorphism of serum albumins Mac A and Mac B that is recognized by electrophoresis and is associated with a difference in...

Alloalbuminemia in Sweden: structural study and phenotypic distribution of nine albumin variants.

Carlson, J, Sakamoto, Y, Laurell, C B, Madison, J, Watkins, S, Putnam, F W

Plasma samples exhibiting alloalbuminemia on electrophoresis at pH 8.6 were requested from clinical laboratories throughout Sweden. Nine variants, each representing a different single point mutation,...

A donor splice mutation and a single-base deletion produce two carboxyl-terminal variants of human serum albumin.

Watkins, S, Madison, J, Davis, E, Sakamoto, Y, Galliano, M, Minchiotti, L, ...

At least 35 allelic variants of human serum albumin have been sequenced at the protein level. All except two COOH-terminal variants, Catania and Venezia, are readily explainable as single-point...

Genetic variants of serum albumin in Americans and Japanese.

Madison, J, Arai, K, Sakamoto, Y, Feld, R D, Kyle, R A, Watkins, S, ...

A collaborative search for albumin genetic variants (alloalbumins) was undertaken by cellulose acetate and agarose electrophoresis at pH 8.6 of the sera of patients at two major medical centers in...

Bovine leukemia virus matrix-associated protein MA(p15): further processing and formation of a specific complex with the dimer of the 5'-terminal genomic RNA fragment.

Katoh, I, Kyushiki, H, Sakamoto, Y, Ikawa, Y, Yoshinaka, Y

The retrovirus precursor protein has an arrangement of several characteristic domains with which it achieves selective and efficient packaging of the genome RNA during particle assembly. In this...

HYS2, an essential gene required for DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Sugimoto, K, Sakamoto, Y, Takahashi, O, Matsumoto, K

To investigate cell cycle regulation at the S or G2 phase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we have isolated mutants displaying supersensitivity to hydroxyurea (HU), a chemical that inhibits DNA...

Phenotypes of infiltrating cells in trehalose dimycolate-induced interstitial pneumonitis.

Sakamoto, Y, Goren, M B, Kirkpatrick, C H

Trehalose dimycolate is a glycolipid component of the cell walls of mycobacteria, nocardia, and corynebacteria. When trehalose dimycolate is injected into certain strains of mice, they develop...

Structurally abnormal insulin in a diabetic patient. Characterization of the mutant insulin A3 (Val----Leu) isolated from the pancreas.

Sakura, H, Iwamoto, Y, Sakamoto, Y, Kuzuya, T, Hirata, H

We have recently identified a diabetic patient with marked fasting hyperinsulinemia. Family study revealed that the abnormality was an autosomal dominant trait. High-performance liquid chromatography...

(S)-preferential detoxification of 4-hydroxy-2(E)-nonenal enantiomers by hepatic glutathione S-transferase isoforms in guinea-pigs and rats.

Hiratsuka, A, Tobita, K, Saito, H, Sakamoto, Y, Nakano, H, Ogura, K, ...

In guinea-pig liver cytosol, racemic 4-hydroxy-2(E)-nonenal (HNE), a reactive and highly toxic product released from biomembranes by lipid peroxidation, was detoxified (S)-preferentially by GSH...

Depolarization produced by sodium removal in the circular muscle of the guinea-pig stomach.

Sakamoto, Y, Tomita, T

1. Reducing the Na concentration to less than 20 mM depolarized the circular muscle of the guinea-pig stomach and contracture developed. The rate of depolarization varied between preparations. In...

Effects of sodium, potassium and calcium ions on the slow wave in the circular muscle of the guinea-pig stomach

Ohba, M., Sakamoto, Y., Tomita, T.

1. The contribution of Na, K and Ca ions to the generation of slow waves in the circular muscle of the guinea-pig stomach was studied.

Impedance components in longitudinal direction in the guinea-pig taenia coli.

Ohba, M, Sakamoto, Y, Tokuno, H, Tomita, T

1. When the tissue impedance of the guinea-pig taenia coli was measured across a 2 mm sucrose gap in a longitudinal direction, the impedance locus could be fitted by two different circular arcs....

Electrical characteristics of pancreatic islet cells.

Matthews, E K, Sakamoto, Y

1. The electrical properties of mouse pancreatic islet cells have been explored in vitro using a single intracellular micro-electrode for both voltage recording and current injection. 2. The...

Pancreatic islet cells: electrogenic and electrodiffusional control of membrane potential.

Mattews, E K, Sakamoto, Y

1. Responses of the membrane electrical characteristics of mouse pancreatic islet cells to ionic environmental changes have been used to assess the role of [Na]0 and [K]0 in the control of membrane...

Pancreatic islet cells: effects of monosaccharides, glycolytic intermediates and metabolic inhibitors on membrane potential and electrical activity.

Dean, P M, Matthews, E K, Sakamoto, Y

1. The effects of monosaccharides, glycolytic intermediates, metabolic inhibitors and anxia, have been studied on the membrane electrical activity of mouse pancreatic islet cells in vitro using a...

The membrane properties of the smooth muscle of the guinea-pig portal vein in isotonic and hypertonic solutions

Kuriyama, H., Ohshima, K., Sakamoto, Y.

The membrane properties of the longitudinal smooth muscle of the guinea-pig portal vein were investigated under various experimental conditions.

The slow wave in the circular muscle of the guinea-pig stomach.

Ohba, M, Sakamoto, Y, Tomita, T

The slow wave in the circular muscle of guinea-pig stomach was investigated with the double sucrose-gap method. 2. The amplitude of the slow wave was reduced by depolarization, and it was increased...

Effects of tetraethylammonium chloride on the membrane activity of guinea-pig stomach smooth muscle

Ito, Y., Kuriyama, H., Sakamoto, Y.

1. The effects of tetraethylammonium (TEA) on the membrane activity of the antral circular muscle of the guinea-pig stomach were investigated with micro-electrode and double sucrose gap methods.

Statistical analysis of data in mutagenicity assays: rodent micronucleus assay.

Hayashi, M, Hashimoto, S, Sakamoto, Y, Hamada, C, Sofuni, T, Yoshimura, I

To evaluate chemical safety, many kinds of short-term mutagenicity assays are performed together with long-term assays in animals. Rationales and methodology for these assays have been well discussed...

Statistical characterization of negative control data in the Ames Salmonella/microsome test.

Hamada, C, Wada, T, Sakamoto, Y

A statistical characterization of negative control data in the Ames Salmonella/microsome reverse mutation test was performed using data obtained at Takeda Analytical Research Laboratories during...

Increased natural killer resistance to cyclosporine A by continuous doses of dexamethasone in rats.

Kamio, E, Sakamoto, Y, Kimura, T, Takakuwa, H, Sakurai, M, Hosokawa, J I, ...

There is a controversy on the effects of physiological levels of glucocorticoids on natural killer (NK) cytotoxity. Therefore, the effects of exogenously administered dexamethasone on NK cytotoxity...

Local passive transfer of delayed type hypersensitivity to syngeneic testicular cells in mice.

Sakamoto, Y, Sanui, H, Yoshida, S, Nomoto, K

A means for local passive transfer (LPT) of delayed footpad reaction (DFR) against syngeneic testicular cells (TC) was established in mice. Peritoneal exudate (PE) cells from immunized donors...

Interleukin-8 is involved in cervical dilatation but not in prelabour cervical ripening

SAKAMOTO, Y, MORAN, P, SEARLE, R F, BULMER, J N, ROBSON, S C

Our aim was to determine the amount and source of interleukin (IL)-8 and to study IL-8 receptor expression in the human cervix during pregnancy and after labour. Cervical biopsies were obtained from...

Acute stress reduces intraparenchymal lung natural killer cells via beta-adrenergic stimulation

Kanemi, O, Zhang, X, Sakamoto, Y, Ebina, M, Nagatomi, R

There are lines of evidence that natural killer (NK) cells are sensitive to physical and psychological stress. Alterations in the immune system including NK cells are known to differ among tissues...

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide may function as a neuromodulator in guinea-pig adrenal medulla

Inoue, M, Fujishiro, N, Ogawa, K, Muroi, M, Sakamoto, Y, Imanaga, I, ...

The role of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in catecholamine secretion from dissociated adrenal chromaffin cells of the guinea-pig was investigated using amperometry, the...

Role of ATP decrease in secretion induced by mitochondrial dysfunction in guinea-pig adrenal chromaffin cells

Inoue, M, Fujishiro, N, Imanaga, I, Sakamoto, Y

The mechanism related to mitochondrial dysfunction-induced catecholamine (CA) secretion in dispersed guinea-pig adrenal chromaffin cells was investigated using amperometry and confocal laser...

Hydrogen peroxide augments eosinophil adhesion via β2 integrin

Nagata, M, Yamamoto, H, Shibasaki, M, Sakamoto, Y, Matsuo, H

During eosinophil (EOS) accumulation at sites of allergic inflammation, an initial step is the binding of EOS to adhesion molecules expressed on vascular endothelial cells (EC). We have previously...

Enhanced effect of reserpine upon growth-inhibitory action of ACNU on ACNU-resistant C6 glioma.

Yoshida, T., Shimizu, K., Ushio, Y., Hayakawa, T., Mogami, H., Sakamoto, Y.

Reserpine was found to enhance the cytotoxicity of ACNU on ACNU-resistant C6 glioma (C6/ACNU) cells in vitro. When reserpine was added along with ACNU to the C6/ACNU cells in vitro. When reserpine...