Epidemiological study of the relationship between meteorological factors and onset of acute aortic dissection in Japan.

Several factors influence the onset of acute aortic dissection (AAD). However, few studies have examined AAD onset, weather conditions, and meteorological factors in Japan. This study aimed to identify meteorological factors associated with the onset of AAD in Japan.

Heterologous expression of dehydroascorbate reductase from rice and its application to determination of dehydroascorbate concentrations.

We constructed an expression vector for rice dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) (EC 1.8.5.