PSJ Web Site
J-STAGE
  Software Requirements
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher and Netscape Navigator 4.75 or higher are recommended.


Volume 50, Number 6, December 2004

REGULAR ARTICLES

Weight Gain and Obesity are Associated with Dyslipidemia, Hyperuricemia, and Liver Dysfunction in Japanese Young Male Workers
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (142 kB)]
Takero Kaido, Yasushi Honda, and Kuniaki Kitamura.....561

Testing the Awareness of Hazardous Nature of Printmaking Materials among Printmaking Students in Traditional and Non-Toxic Printmaking Programs
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (109 kB)]
Bassam Naser Radaydeh and Sameer Abd-Alkareem Otoom.....570

Photodecomposition and Bioconcentration of a Bisphenol A Metabolite in Medaka, Oryzias latipes
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (140 kB)]
Yuji Takao, Miki Shimazu, Shinya Kohra, Masaki Nagae, Yasuhiro Ishibashi, Nobuaki Tominaga, Hiroshi Ishibashi, Shinich Yoshihara, and Koji Arizono.....576

1-Chloro-2,4-Dinitrobenzene Stimulates the Estrogenic Activity in MCF-7 Cells
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (509 kB)]
Joohee Jung, Kunie Ishida, Shigehiro Osada, Jun-ichi Nishikawa, and Tsutomu Nishihara.....581

Study of Removal Effect of Bisphenol A and beta-Estradiol by Porous Carbon
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (180 kB)]
Takashi Asada, Kikuo Oikawa, Kuniaki Kawata, Shigehisa Ishihara, Tsutomu Iyobe, and Akifumi Yamada.....588

Spectrofluorometric Determination of Uric Acid and Glucose by Use of Fe(III)-Thiacalix[4]arenetetrasulfonate as a Peroxidase Mimic
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (277 kB)]
Junichi Odo, Eri Shinmoto, Atsushi Shiozaki, Yoko Hatae, Seiichi Katayama, and Geng-sheng Jiao.....594

Preparation of Monoclonal Antibodies Reactive to a Hallucinogenic Drug, Psilocin
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (270 kB)]
Mitsune Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Saito, Yoshie Horiguchi, Keita Ogawa, Yukihiro Tsuchiya, Kayoko Hishinuma, Toshiyuki Chikuma, Yukiko Makino, and Hiroshi Hojo.....600

Isolation and Characterization of a 1,3-Dichloro-2-Propanol-Degrading Bacterium
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (230 kB)]
Risa Yonetani, Hisayoshi Ikatsu, Chizuko Miyake-Nakayama, Eriko Fujiwara, Yoko Maehara, Shin-ich Miyoshi, Hideomi Matsuoka, and Sumio Shinoda.....605

Effect of Rice Bran on the Growth Inhibition of Selenastrum Capricornutum by Chlorine and Monochloramine
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (297 kB)]
Atsuko Adachi, Kazuyo Matsushita, Yoshiaki Yata, and Toshio Okano.....613

Prolonged Intake of Juice (Citrus Unshiu) Reinforced with beta-Crypthoxanthin Has an Effect on Circulating Bone Biochemical Markers in Normal Individuals
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (159 kB)]
Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Aki Igarashi, Satoshi Uchiyama, Seiichi Morita, Kuniaki Sugawara, and Takashi Sumida.....619

Detection of Mutagenic 1-Chloro-3-, -6-, and -8-Nitropyrenes in Surface Soil Collected in Kyoto, Japan
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (276 kB)]
Tsuyoshi Murahashi, Mitokazu Kawabata, Hidetoshi Sugiyama, Tomohiro Hasei, Tetsushi Watanabe, and Teruhisa Hirayama.....625

Characterization of Active Component in Marine Alga Sargassum horneri Extract in Stimulating Bone Calcification in Vitro
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Satoshi Uchiyama, Masayuki Hashizume, Yoshinori Hokari, Taeko Nakagawa, Aki Igarashi, and Masayoshi Yamaguchi.....634

Expression of Secretin in Porcine and Rat Central Nervous System
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (1.05 Mb)]
Kazuaki Iguchi, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Masaki Ogata, Tohru Mochizuki, and Minoru Hoshino.....640

Potassium Bromate-Induced Hyperuricemia Stimulates Acute Kidney Damage and Oxidative Stress
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (230 kB)]
Satoshi Watanabe, Yukie Tajima, Tomoko Yamaguchi, and Tetsuya Fukui.....647

Stimulation of Proteoglycan Release from Cultured Vascular Endothelial Cell Layers by Sodium Spirulan
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (220 kB)]
Toshiyuki Kaji, Satomi Shimada, Chika Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Fujiwara, Jung-Bum Lee, and Toshimitsu Hayashi.....654

RESEARCH LETTERS

Disaccharide Composition of Glycosaminoglycan Chains in Growing Vascular Endothelial Cells in Culture after Exposure to Lead
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (307 kB)]
Yasuyuki Fujiwara, Toshiyuki Kaji, and Anna H. Plaas.....660

The Association of Blood Biochemical Parameters with Myocardial Infarction
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (132 kB)]
Mohamad Khalid Nusier, Zeyad El-Akawi, and Sameer Abd-Alkareem Otoom.....666

Antihypertensive and Hypocholesterolemic Effects of Tofuyo in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (176 kB)]
Megumi Kuba, Sumie Shinjo, and Masaaki Yasuda.....670

Plasma Insulin Concentration was Increased by Long-Term Ingestion of Guava Juice in Spontaneous Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (453 kB)]
Masanori Sunagawa, Seiji Shimada, Zhe Zhang, Akira Oonishi, Mariko Nakamura, and Tadayoshi Kosugi.....674

Dose-Response Study of Daily Cocoa Intake on the Oxidative Susceptibility of Low-Density Lipoprotein in Healthy Human Volunteers
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (190 kB)]
Naomi Osakabe, Seigo Baba, Akiko Yasuda, Tamami Iwamoto, Masumi Kamiyama, Takahisa Tokunaga, and Kazuo Kondo.....679

Evaluation of Ability of Chemicals to Bind Frog (Xenopus laevis) Estrogen Receptor by in Vitro Binding Assay
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (187 kB)]
Eiko Suzuki, Masaaki Kunimoto, Makoto Nishizuka, and Masayoshi Imagawa.....685

Region- and Isoform-Specific Expression of Hydroxysteroid Sulfotransferases in Rat Brain
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (427 kB)]
Mikiko Shimizu, Yukiko Nakano, Tomoko Yamasaki, Tetsuya Kimoto, Suguru Kawato, and Hiro-omi Tamura.....689