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Changes in brain tissue and behavior patterns induced by single short-term fasting in mice by Hisatomi, Yuko, Asakura, Kyo, Kugino, Kenji, Kurokawa, Mamoru, Asakura, Tomiko, Nakata, Keiko

“…In humans, emaciation from long-term dietary deficiencies, such as anorexia, reportedly increases physical activity and brain atrophy. However, the effects of…”
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Circadian-dependent learning and memory enhancement in nociceptin receptor-deficient mice with a novel KUROBOX apparatus using stress-free positive cue task by Nagai, Jun, Kurokawa, Mamoru, Takeshima, Hiroshi, Kieffer, Brigitte L, Ueda, Hiroshi

“…Using the novel apparatus KUROBOX, learning and memory behaviors, as well as various parameters of movement activity, were reevaluated in mice deficient for…”
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Hypothalamic neuronal histamine: Implications of its homeostatic control of energy metabolism by Sakata, Toshiie, Yoshimatsu, Hironobu, Kurokawa, Mamoru

“…In a series of studies on histaminergic functions in the hypothalamus, probes to manipulate activities of histaminergic neuron systems were applied to assess…”
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Leg Fat Percentage Correlates Negatively With Coronary Atherosclerosis by Hara, Masahide, Saikawa, Tetsunori, Kurokawa, Mamoru, Sakata, Toshiie, Yoshimatsu, Hironobu

“…Background Visceral fat is related to coronary atherosclerosis, but little is known about the relation between coronary atherosclerosis and percent body fat…”
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Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Is a Potent Tumor Angiogenic Factor by Akino, Kozo, Ohtsuru, Akira, Kanda, Kazuaki, Yasuda, Akiko, Yamamoto, Toshinori, Akino, Yuki, Naito, Shinji, Kurokawa, Mamoru, Iwahori, Nobuharu, Yamashita, Shunichi

“…Rat pituitary malignant tumor cells; mGH3, show hypervascularization in in vivo xenografts and overexpress parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) compared…”
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Neuronal histamine in the hypothalamus suppresses food intake in rats by Ookuma, K, Sakata, T, Fukagawa, K, Yoshimatsu, H, Kurokawa, M, Machidori, H, Fujimoto, K

“…Using probes to manipulate hypothalamic neuronal histamine, we report here that changes in neuronal histamine modulate physiological feeding behavior in rats…”
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A new-generation apparatus for studying memory-related performance in mice by Kurokawa, Mamoru, Fujimura, Koichi, Sakurai-Yamashita, Yasuko

“…1. We developed a new kind of food search test that can measure murine nocturnal memory without handling hard work for setting up. 2. This apparatus has four…”
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Hypothalamic neuronal histamine regulates feeding circadian rhythm in rats by Doi, T, Sakata, T, Yoshimatsu, H, Machidori, H, Kurokawa, M, Jayasekara, L A, Niki, N

“…To clarify involvement of hypothalamic neuronal histamine in feeding circadian rhythm, we analyzed rat behavioral patterns using chemical probes which affect…”
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Effects of Nestin-Antisense Treatment in Mice on Memory-Related Performance by Kurokawa, Mamoru

“…Nestin is a neuronal stem cell marker. It has been reported that newly generated adult neurons play a role in murine memory. The purpose of this study was to…”
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A physiological role of brain histamine during energy deficiency by Sakata, T, Kurokawa, M, Oohara, A, Yoshimatsu, H

“…Histaminergic activation in the rat hypothalamus was investigated under a deficit in energy supply. Fasting of rats for 24 h increased hypothalamic histamine…”
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Neuronal glucoprivation enhances hypothalamic histamine turnover in rats by Oohara, A, Yoshimatsu, H, Kurokawa, M, Oishi, R, Saeki, K, Sakata, T

“…Histamine (HA) turnover in the rat hypothalamus following insufficient energy supply due to glucoprivation was examined after administration of insulin or…”
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Molecular cloning of rat uncoupling protein 2 cDNA and its expression in genetically obese Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats by Hidaka, Shuji, Kakuma, Tetsuya, Yoshimatsu, Hironobu, Yasunaga, Seikoh, Kurokawa, Mamoru, Sakata, Toshiie

“…We isolated rat UCP2 cDNA, which has been proposed to play an important role in mammalian thermogenesis and body weight regulation. The nucleotide sequence of…”
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Food consistency modulates eating volume and speed through brain histamine in rat by Fujise, T, Yoshimatsu, H, Kurokawa, M, Fukagawa, K, Nakata, M, Sakata, T

“…Changes in meal parameters of rats fed with different consistency of food were examined using hard and soft pellets. Meal size and eating speed of the first…”
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Ghrelin deficiency does not influence feeding performance by Sato, Takahiro, Kurokawa, Mamoru, Nakashima, Yoshiki, Ida, Takanori, Takahashi, Tomoko, Fukue, Yoshihiko, Ikawa, Masahito, Okabe, Masaru, Kangawa, Kenji, Kojima, Masayasu

“…Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor that is synthesized predominantly in the stomach. Previous studies demonstrated…”
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Neuromedin U has a novel anorexigenic effect independent of the leptin signaling pathway by Kurokawa, Mamoru, Ueta, Yoichi, Hosoda, Hiroshi, Pearson, James Todd, Ikawa, Masahito, Shirai, Mikiyasu, Serino, Ryota, Teranishi, Hitoshi, Murakami, Noboru, Hanada, Reiko, Fukushima, Nobuhiro, Kangawa, Kenji, Kojima, Masayasu, Okabe, Masaru, Fujihara, Hiroaki, Fukue, Yoshihiko, Yoshimatsu, Hironobu

“…Neuromedin U (NMU) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that regulates body weight and composition. Here we show that mice lacking the gene encoding NMU (Nmu(-/-)…”
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Enhanced expression of uncoupling protein 2 gene in rat white adipose tissue and skeletal muscle following chronic treatment with thyroid hormone by Masaki, Takayuki, Yoshimatsu, Hironobu, Kakuma, Tetsuya, Hidaka, Shuji, Kurokawa, Mamoru, Sakata, Toshiie

“…Evidence is rapidly emerging which suggests that uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), by virtue of its ubiquitous expression, may be important for determining basal…”
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Hypothalamic neuronal histamine as a target of leptin in feeding behavior by YOSHIMATSU, H, ITATEYAMA, E, KONDOU, S, TAJIMA, D, HIMENO, K, HIDAKA, S, KUROKAWA, M, SAKATA, T

“…Hypothalamic neuronal histamine as a target of leptin in feeding behavior. H Yoshimatsu , E Itateyama , S Kondou , D Tajima , K Himeno , S Hidaka , M Kurokawa…”
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Regional fat deposition in the legs is useful as a presumptive marker of antiatherogenesity in Japanese by Tatsukawa, M, Kurokawa, M, Tamari, Y, Yoshimatsu, H, Sakata, T

“…To examine the pathological role of regional fat deposition in development of metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, regional fat distribution was evaluated…”
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A new apparatus for studying feeding and drinking in the mouse by Kurokawa, Mamoru, Akino, Kozo, Kanda, Ken

“…The quantity of powder food consumed by individual mice was gauged with a newly developed apparatus that includes a specialized feeding station, an electric…”
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VLCD-induced weight loss improves heart rate variability in moderately obese Japanese by Akehi, Y, Yoshimatsu, H, Kurokawa, M, Sakata, T, Eto, H, Ito, S, Ono, J

“…To evaluate the effects of weight reduction on the autonomic nervous system in obese patients, we investigated heart rate variability (HRV) based on 24-hr…”
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