Published October, 2013
By Tetsuzo Akutsu and Hitoshi Koyanagi
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The 5th International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices, January 26-27, 1995, Tokyo, Japan

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Published October, 2013
By Kyuichi Tanikawa and Takato Ueno
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Hepatic sinusoidal cells such as sinusoidal endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, hepatic stellate cells, and pit cells play an important role in hemodynamic and metabolic function and are involved in various liver diseases.

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Published October, 2013
By Kyonosuke Yabe, Katsuhiko Kusano and Hideo Nakata
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Studies on physical education and sports for persons with disabilities are an interdisciplinary domain in which theory and practice are closely intertwined.

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Published October, 2013
By Kozaburo Hayashi, Hiroyuki Abe and Masaaki Sato
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Together with its two companion volumes, Biomechanics: Functional Adaptation and Remodeling and Computational Biomechanics, the Data Book on Mechanical Properties of Living Cells, Tissues, and Organs is a timely and valuable contribution to the rapidly growing field of biomechanics.

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Published October, 2013
By T. Yamaguchi
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Although cancer or malignant neoplasms recently have topped the list of causes of deaths in Japan, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases bring about more deaths than cancer if they are reclassified into a unified category of diseases of the vascular system.

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Published September, 2013
By Tatsuhisa Takahashi
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This book presents a new method for analyzing the structure and function of the biological branching systems of fractal trees, with a focus on microcirculation. Branching systems in humans (vascular and bronchial trees) and those in the natural world (plants, trees, and rivers) are characterized by a fractal nature.

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Published July, 2013
By Hiroto Ogawa and Kotaro Oka
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The rapid progress of neuroscience in the last decade can be largely attributed to significant advances in neuroethology, a branch of science that seeks to understand the neural basis of natural animal behavior.

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Published July, 2013
By Aristidis Moustakas and Keiji Miyazawa
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Transforming growth factor- (TGF- ) is a secreted polypeptide with multifunctional properties manifested during embryonic development, adult organ physiology, and pathobiology of major diseases, including cancer and fibrotic and cardiovascular diseases.

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Published January, 2013
By K. Okita and Kiwamu Okita
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Because the mortality rate for this disease has reached more than 30 per 100,000 population, the organizing committee chose HCC as the main topic of the 1999 Yamaguchi Symposium on Liver Diseases. If we can control liver fibrosis, we can reduce the risk for HCC among patients with chronic hepatitis.

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Published January, 2013
By Yukio Maruyama, Masatsugu Hori and Joseph S. Janicki
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Cardiac performance is regulated not only by cardiac muscle properties but also by several other factors, including those associated with the neurohumoral system and the mechanical characteristics of the peripheral circulation.

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