Publications by authors named "Akiko Kuwahata"
Purpose: We explored the possibility of employing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), involving oocytes and sperm of owl monkeys, to increase the availability of this species for investigations relating to malaria, etc., by increasing the number of animals in our laboratory.
Methods: Two owl monkeys (a female and a male), raised at the Amami Laboratory of the University of Tokyo, were used.
Aim: To investigate the relative contributions of weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing effects of adipose tissue to bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women.
Material And Methods: The subjects were 228 postmenopausal women aged 50-75 years. Age, years since menopause (YSM), height, body weight, and body mass index were recorded.
Aim: To investigate the difference in non-weight-bearing effects on bone mineral density (BMD) between trunk and peripheral fat mass in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Methods: Subjects were 123 amenorrheic PCOS women with right side dominance. Age, height, body weight, and body mass index were recorded.
Objective: To investigate the non-weight-bearing effect of trunk fat mass (composed of visceral and subcutaneous fat mass) and peripheral fat mass (subcutaneous fat mass alone) on bone mineral density (BMD) in pre- and post-menopausal women.
Methods: The subjects were 412 pre-menopausal women, 20-50 years of age and 228 post-menopausal women, 50-75 years of age. Age, years since menopause (YSM), height, body weight, and body mass index were recorded.
Objective: To investigate the differences in segmental body composition (lean and fat mass components) between pre- and postmenopausal women.
Design: Participants were 413 premenopausal women aged 20 to 53 years old and 229 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 75 years old with right-side dominance. Age, height, weight, body mass index, age at menopause, and years since menopause were recorded.