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Equilibrium vitrification of mouse embryos at various developmental stages using low concentrations of cryoprotectants by QIU, Juan, MATSUKAWA, Kazutsugu, KOSHIMOTO, Chihiro, EDASHIGE, Keisuke

“…We previously developed a new vitrification method (equilibrium vitrification) by which two-cell mouse embryos can be vitrified in liquid nitrogen in a highly…”
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Message to researchers: the characteristic absence of a posterior communicating artery is easily lost in the gerbil by Abe, Yasunori, Toyama, Kensuke, Shinohara, Akio, Nagura-Kato, Goro A., Ikai, Yuki, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Spin, Joshua M., Hato, Naohito

“…The Mongolian gerbil has historically been useful for brain ischemia experiments, owing to the gerbil’s uniquely underdeveloped circle of Willis (CoW). This…”
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Comparison of the gut microbiotas of laboratory and wild Asian house shrews (Suncus murinus) based on cloned 16S rRNA sequences by Shinohara, Akio, Nohara, Makoto, Kondo, Yuta, Jogahara, Takamichi, Nagura-Kato, Goro A., Izawa, Masako, Koshimoto, Chihiro

“…The Asian house shrew, Suncus murinus, is an insectivore (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) and an important laboratory animal for life-science studies. The…”
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Equilibrium vitrification of mouse embryos using low concentrations of cryoprotectants by Qiu, Juan, Hasegawa, Ayumi, Mochida, Keiji, Ogura, Atsuo, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Matsukawa, Kazutsugu, Edashige, Keisuke

“…Previously, we developed a method for vitrification of mouse embryos in a near-equilibrium state using EFS35c, PB1 medium containing 35% (v/v) ethylene glycol,…”
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Long-term behavioral effects of social separation during early life in a social mammal, Octodon degus by Ukyo, Rina, Shinohara, Akio, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Nagura-Kato, Goro A., Ieiri, Seiji, Tsuzuki, Yasuhiro, Sakamoto, Shinsuke H.

“…Social separation is thought to induce a strong stress response in social juvenile mammals, but little is known about how this response might vary throughout…”
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Optimization of inhaled anesthesia for Octodon degus using electroencephalography by IKAI, Yuki, NAGURA-KATO, Goro A., SAKAMOTO, Shinsuke H., SHINOHARA, Akio, KOSHIMOTO, Chihiro

“…Physiological responses to inhaled anesthetics vary among species. Therefore, a precise anesthetic technique is important for each individual species. In this…”
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Motility and fertility of rabbit sperm cryopreserved using soybean lecithin as an alternative to egg yolk by Nishijima, Kazutoshi, Kitajima, Shuji, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Morimoto, Masatoshi, Watanabe, Teruo, Fan, Jianglin, Matsuda, Yukihisa

“…This study was conducted to investigate whether soy lecithin can be used as an alternative cryoprotectant to establish a procedure that does not require the…”
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Individual differences in torpor expression in adult mice are related to relative birth mass by Kato, Goro A, Sakamoto, Shinsuke H, Eto Takeshi, Okubo Yoshinobu, Shinohara Akio, Morita Tetsuo, Koshimoto Chihiro

“…Daily torpor is a physiological adaptation in small mammals and birds, characterised by drastic reductions in metabolism and body temperature…”
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Increased metabolite levels of glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway in rabbit atherosclerotic arteries and hypoxic macrophage by Yamashita, Atsushi, Zhao, Yan, Matsuura, Yunosuke, Yamasaki, Kazuaki, Moriguchi-Goto, Sayaka, Sugita, Chihiro, Iwakiri, Takashi, Okuyama, Nozomi, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Kawai, Keiichi, Tamaki, Nagara, Zhao, Songji, Kuge, Yuji, Asada, Yujiro

“…Inflammation and possibly hypoxia largely affect glucose utilization in atherosclerotic arteries, which could alter many metabolic systems. However, metabolic…”
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Translocator protein imaging with 18F-FEDAC-positron emission tomography in rabbit atherosclerosis and its presence in human coronary vulnerable plaques by Maekawa, Kazunari, Tsuji, Atsushi B., Yamashita, Atsushi, Sugyo, Aya, Katoh, Chietsugu, Tang, Minghui, Nishihira, Kensaku, Shibata, Yoshisato, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Zhang, Ming-Rong, Nishii, Ryuichi, Yoshinaga, Keiichiro, Asada, Yujiro

“…This study aimed to investigate whether N-benzyl-N-methyl-2-[7,8-dihydro-7-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-8-oxo-2-phenyl-9H-purin-9-yl]acetamide (18F-FEDAC), a probe for…”
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Effects of type III antifreeze protein on sperm and embryo cryopreservation in rabbit by Nishijima, Kazutoshi, Tanaka, Mai, Sakai, Yusuke, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Morimoto, Masatoshi, Watanabe, Teruo, Fan, Jianglin, Kitajima, Shuji

“…We investigated the effects of antifreeze protein (AFP) III supplementation on the cryopreservation of rabbit sperm cells and embryos. Ejaculated semen was…”
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Altered glucose metabolism and hypoxic response in alloxan-induced diabetic atherosclerosis in rabbits by Matsuura, Yunosuke, Yamashita, Atsushi, Zhao, Yan, Iwakiri, Takashi, Yamasaki, Kazuaki, Sugita, Chihiro, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Kitamura, Kazuo, Kawai, Keiichi, Tamaki, Nagara, Zhao, Songji, Kuge, Yuji, Asada, Yujiro

“…Diabetes mellitus accelerates atherosclerosis that causes most cardiovascular events. Several metabolic pathways are considered to contribute to the…”
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Pivotal role of High-Mobility Group Box 2 in ovarian folliculogenesis and fertility by Shirouzu, Shinichiro, Sugita, Naohiro, Choijookhuu, Narantsog, Yamaguma, Yu, Takeguchi, Kanako, Ishizuka, Takumi, Tanaka, Mio, Fidya, Kai, Kengo, Chosa, Etsuo, Yamashita, Yoshihiro, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Hishikawa, Yoshitaka

“…High-Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) and HMGB2 are chromatin-associated proteins that belong to the HMG protein family, and are involved in the regulation of DNA…”
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Individual differences in torpor expression in adult mice are related to relative birth weight by Kato, Goro A, Sakamoto, Shinsuke H, Eto, Takeshi, Okubo, Yoshinobu, Shinohara, Akio, Morita, Tetsuo, Koshimoto, Chihiro

“…Daily torpor is a physiological adaptation in small mammals and birds, characterised by drastic reductions in metabolism and body temperature…”
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Correction: Pivotal role of High-Mobility Group Box 2 in ovarian folliculogenesis and fertility by Shirouzu, Shinichiro, Sugita, Naohiro, Choijookhuu, Narantsog, Yamaguma, Yu, Takeguchi, Kanako, Ishizuka, Takumi, Tanaka, Mio, Fidya, Kai, Kengo, Chosa, Etsuo, Yamashita, Yoshihiro, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Hishikawa, Yoshitaka

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article…”
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Individual variation of daily torpor and body mass change during winter in the large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) by Eto, Takeshi, Sakamoto, Shinsuke H., Okubo, Yoshinobu, Tsuzuki, Yasuhiro, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Morita, Tetsuo

“…Daily torpor is a strategy used by some overwintering small endotherms to aid in energy conservation. However, the pattern of torpor varies among individuals…”
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effects of maternal presence on natal dispersal are seasonally flexible in an asocial rodent by Sakamoto, Shinsuke H, Eto, Takeshi, Okubo, Yoshinobu, Shinohara, Akio, Morita, Tetsuo, Koshimoto, Chihiro

“…In mammals, social tolerance among females, the philopatric sex, is formed through continued physical proximity between kin after offspring are weaned…”
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Molecular phylogeny of East and Southeast Asian fossorial moles (Lipotyphla, Talpidae) by Shinohara, Akio, Kawada, Shin-ichiro, Son, Nguyen Truong, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Endo, Hideki, Can, Dang Ngoc, Suzuki, Hitoshi

“…The diversity of fossorial moles in East and Southeast Asia is contained in the 2 species-rich genera Mogera (8 species) and Euroscaptor (8 or more species),…”
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Equilibrium vitrification of mouse embryos at various developmental stages by Jin, Bo, Mochida, Keiji, Ogura, Atsuo, Koshimoto, Chihiro, Matsukawa, Kazutsugu, Kasai, Magosaburo, Edashige, Keisuke

“…Previously, we developed a new method by which 2‐cell mouse embryos can be vitrified in liquid nitrogen in a near‐equilibrium state, and then kept at −80°C for…”
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Is Intracellular Ice Formation the Cause of Death of Mouse Sperm Frozen at High Cooling Rates? by MAZUR, Peter, KOSHIMOTO, Chihiro

“…Mouse spermatozoa in 18% raffinose and 3.8% Oxyrase in 0.25× PBS exhibit high motilities when frozen to −70°C at 20–130°C/min and then rapidly warmed…”
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