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Volume 52, Number 6, December 2006

MINIREVIEW

Chiral Capillary Electrophoresis of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (416 kB)]
Satoshi Chinaka, Reiko Iio, Nariaki Takayama, Shuji Kodama, and Kazuichi Hayakawa.....649

REGULAR ARTICLES

Effects of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on Radiation-Induced Proliferation Inhibition and Apoptosis in Thymocytes and Splenocytes
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (256 kB)]
Xiaokun Li, Yanli Xu, Yan Hong, Wei Li, and Guanjun Wang.....655

Study on the Analysis of Capsaicin Glucuronide in Rat Urine by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry after Enzymatic Hydrolysis
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (192 kB)]
Masaaki Noami, Kazuo Igarashi, Fumiyo Kasuya, Masayuki Ohta, Mieko Kanamori-Kataoka, and Yasuo Seto.....660

Rapid Monitoring of Escherichia coli in Southeast Asian Urban Canals by Fluorescent-Bacteriophage Assay
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (288 kB)]
Takehiko Kenzaka, Fuangfa Utrarachkij, Orasa Suthienkul, and Masao Nasu.....666

Licorice Flavonoid Oil Effects Body Weight Loss by Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Overweight Subjects
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (416 kB)]
Yuji Tominaga, Tatsumasa Mae, Mitsuaki Kitano, Yoshiro Sakamoto, Hideyuki Ikematsu, and Kaku Nakagawa.....672

Concomitant Oral Ingestion of Germanium-132 and Curcumin Increased Mortality Rate by Aggravating Hepatic Dysfunction in Long-Evans Cinnamon Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (928 kB)]
Masanori Sunagawa, Yasunari Shingaki, Akira Oonishi, Mariko Nakamura, and Tadayoshi Kosugi.....684

Feeding Period of Selenium-Deficient Diet and Response of Redox Relating Minerals
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (736 kB)]
Ken-ichiro Matsumoto, Marie Ariyoshi, Sachiyo Terada, Aya Okajo, Hiromi Urata, Yasunobu Sakuma, Kazue Satoh, Fusao Ushio, Masamichi Tsukada, and Kazutoyo Endo.....694

Rapid Identification and Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Urban Canals by Microcolony-Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (512 kB)]
Takehiko Kenzaka, Nobuyasu Yamaguchi, Fuangfa Utrarachkij, Orasa Suthienkul, and Masao Nasu.....703

Antiinflammatory and Antiallergic Activity of Bidens pilosa L. var. radiata SCHERFF
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (320 kB)]
Masako Horiuchi and Yoshiyuki Seyama.....711

Improved Recovery of Human Urinary Protein for Electrophoresis
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (192 kB)]
Tetsuya Fujimoto, Makiko Miya, Maiko Machida, Shigeru Takechi, Shigeo Kakinoki, Koichi Kanda, and Akikazu Nomura.....718

Development of an Aseptic Urine Collection Kit and its Evaluation in Preventing the Bacterial Decomposition of Nitrazepam
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (320 kB)]
Kei Zaitsu, Akihiro Miki, Munehiro Katagi, Noriaki Kunimune, and Hitoshi Tsuchihashi.....724

Cerebral Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Oxonate-Induced Hyperuricemic Mice
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (192 kB)]
Satoshi Watanabe, Fumiko Kiyama, Aika Sakamaki, Tadashi Yoshida, and Tetsuya Fukui.....730

Effect of Human Placenta Extract on Potassium Oxonate-Induced Elevation of Blood Uric Acid Concentration
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Satoshi Watanabe, Yumi Kimura, Kaoru Shindo, and Tetsuya Fukui.....738

Neuritogenesis of Herbal Geniposide-Related Compounds in PC12h Cells
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (288 kB)]
Kenzo Chiba, Matsumi Yamazaki, Masafumi Kikuchi, Koichi Machida, and Masao Kikuchi.....743

Therapeutic Efficacy of Kalpaamruthaa on Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Status in Experimental Mammary Carcinoma in Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (288 kB)]
Vanu Ramkumar Ramprasath, Babu Suresh Kumar, Palanivelu Shanthi, and Panchanatham Sachdanandam.....748

Effect of beta-Crytoxanthin on Circulating Bone Metabolic Markers: Intake of Juice (Citrus Unshiu) Supplemented with beta-Cryptoxanthin Has an Effect in Menopausal Women
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (320 kB)]
Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Aki Igarashi, Satoshi Uchiyama, Kuniaki Sugawara, Takashi Sumida, Seiichi Morita, Hiroshi Ogawa, Masahito Nishitani, and Yoshitaka Kajimoto.....758

Expression of Functional Nitric Oxide Synthase for Neuritogenesis in PC12h Cells
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (352 kB)]
Matsumi Yamazaki and Kenzo Chiba.....769

RESEARCH LETTERS

The Pyrethroid Cypermethrin-Induced Biochemical and Histological Alterations in Rat Liver
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (480 kB)]
Altug Yavasoglu, Ferah Sayim, Yigit Uyanikgil, Mehmet Turgut, and Nefise Ulku Karabay-Yavasoglu.....774

Dose-Dependent Effects of Verapamil on Ethanol-Induced Gastric Lesions in Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Fatma Sultan Kilic, Basar Sirmagul, Ozlem Batu, and Kevser Erol.....781

Study of the Correlation of Ca, Mg, K, and Na Concentrations with the Blackfoot Disease by the Comparison of the Hair from Inhabitants with Blackfoot Disease and Inhabitants without Blackfoot Disease in Hyper Endemic Villages in Taiwan
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Chin-Thin Wang, Fu-Gin Wang, and Kuo-Ching Huang.....787

Antiplasmodial Activity and Acute Toxicity of N-alkyl and N-benzyl-1,10-Phenanthroline Derivatives in Mouse Malaria Model
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Mahardika Agus Wijayanti, Eti Nurwening Sholikhah, Iqmal Tahir, Ruslin Hadanu, Jumina, Supargiyono, and Mustofa.....794

Complete Degradation of the Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Phthalic Acid by Flavobacterium sp.
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (256 kB)]
Teruo Tanaka, Kazunori Yamada, Tomonori Iijima, Toshiyuki Iriguchi, and Yutaka Kido.....800

Identification of N-Methyl-4-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)Butan-2-Amine, Distributed as MBDB
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (288 kB)]
Teruki Matsumoto, Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri, Hiroyuki Kamakura, Nobuo Kawahara, and Yukihiro Goda.....805

Applicability of Luminescent Assay Using Fresh Cells of Vibrio fischeri for Toxicity Evaluation
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (288 kB)]
Xiaojian Zhou, Hideo Okamura, and Shinichi Nagata.....811

Effects of Drinking a Water Product with Anti-Oxidant Activities In Vitro on the Blood Levels of Biomarker Substances for the Oxidative Stress
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Atsushi Hiraoka, Satoshi Sasaki, Tomoko Yamada, Atsuko Shinohara, and Momoko Chiba.....817

Phenotype Analysis of Human Cytochrome P450 2C9 Polymorphism Using a Panel of Fluorine-Substituted Benzo[h]quinolines as Inhibitors of Tolbutamide Hydroxylation
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (160 kB)]
Noriko Matsuyama, Taka-aki Kato, Kazunori Kimura, Takaharu Mizutani, and Ken-ichi Saeki.....821

Oral Administration of Cal K2 Containing Menaquinone-4 (Vitamin K2) Enhances Serum r-Carboxylated Osteocalcin and Biochemical Components in the Femoral Tissues of Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (384 kB)]
Satoshi Uchiyama, Mamoru Kimura, Yasunobu Masuda, and Masayoshi Yamaguchi.....825

Apoptosis Inducing and Enhancing Activities of Environmental Estrogenic Compounds
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (192 kB)]
Masatoshi Beppu, Yoshie Nakadai, and Yu Igarashi.....831

Carbon Monoxide Concentration in the Breath Does Not Change with Ordinary Meals: Study Based on Diurnal Variations
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (320 kB)]
Maki Kinoyama, Hayami Nitta, Akiharu Watanabe, Reiko Akagi, and Hideo Ueda.....838

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Antioxidant Property of Triphala on Cold Stress Induced Oxidative Stress in Experimental Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (128 kB)]
Selvakumar Dhanalakshmi, Ramasundaram Srikumar, Sundaramahalingam Manikandan, Narayanaperumal Jeya Parthasarathy, and Rathinasamy Sheela Devi.....843

Errata [PDF (32 kB)] .....848