Evaluation of postural control in quiet standing using center of mass acceleration: comparison among the young, the elderly, and people with stroke.

Objective: To determine center of mass (COM) acceleration usefulness in the evaluation of postural control during quiet standing.

Design: Three-group comparison design.

Setting: A research laboratory.

Role of mouse organic anion transporter 3 (mOat3) as a basolateral prostaglandin E2 transport pathway.

Renal organic anion transporters play an important role in the handling of a number of endogenous and exogenous anionic substances in the kidney. In this study, we investigated prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) transport properties and intrarenal localization of mouse organic anion transporter 3 (mOat3). When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, mOat3 mediated the time- and concentration-dependent transport of PGE(2) (K(m): 1.

[Health-related quality of life factor in chronic hemodialysis patients].

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the related factors of the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measured by KDQOL-SF version 1.3 Japanese version) in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional survey design, we hand-delivered a self-administered questionnaire to the chronic hemodialysis patients and finally obtained 67 subjects' data to analyze.