Publications by authors named "K Takeo"
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- Some frog species possess a unique skeletal feature called the intercalary element (IE), found in the joints of their toes, which is associated with their climbing abilities.
- The IE is mainly observed in neobatrachian frogs and shows a distinct structure compared to typical toe bones.
- A study comparing the developmental processes of IEs in two different neobatrachian frogs indicated that they have similar mechanisms for IE formation, suggesting that these elements did not evolve independently in different lineages.
Myelin is required for rapid nerve signaling and is emerging as a key driver of CNS plasticity and disease. How myelin is built and remodeled remains a fundamental question of neurobiology. Central to myelination is the ability of oligodendrocytes to add vast amounts of new cell membrane, expanding their surface areas by many thousand-fold.
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- The study investigates how different levels of artificial gastric acid affect the stability of fibrin glue combined with polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheets, which are used to prevent complications from endoscopic submucosal dissection.
- Fibrin glue dissolves at varying rates depending on the acidity, with complete dissolution occurring in as little as 2.5 hours at pH 1.2 and taking up to 48 hours at a pH of 5.5.
- To ensure the fibrin glue lasts longer in the stomach, it’s suggested to avoid acid conditions that activate pepsin, potentially by using strong antacids.
Background: Auto-induction is a convenient way to produce recombinant proteins without inducer addition using lac operon-controlled Escherichia coli expression systems. Auto-induction can occur unintentionally using a complex culture medium prepared by mixing culture substrates. The differences in culture substrates sometimes lead to variations in the induction level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe most prominent effect of the weakest link theory, which is used to derive the Weibull statistics of ceramic strength, is the size effect. In this study, we analyze the size effect on ceramic strength using the finite element analysis (FEA) methodology previously proposed by the authors. In the FEA methodology, the data of the microstructure distribution (i.
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