173 research outputs found

    Western Security: A Japanese Point of View

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    How to restructure the modality of cooperation for Western security acutely concerns Western industrialized democracies, including Japan

    Regulation of the Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor mRNA with Thyroid Hormone L-3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine in Rat Hepatoma Cells

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    The expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor mRNA was examined using thyroid hormone L-3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) by Northern blot analysis in rat hepatoma cells. The expression of full-length, but not truncated receptor mRNA was enhanced and destabilized with T3. These results suggest that T3 induces not only the expression of full-length EGF receptor mRNA but also accelerates their rate of turnover. The 3' terminal region of full-length EGF receptor mRNA may have a role in the destabilization of EGF receptor mRNA by T3, because truncated EGF receptor mRNA lacks only the 3' terminal region of full-length EGF receptor mRNA

    Shared Responsibilities for Nuclear Disarmament: A Global Debate

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    Presents Sagan's 2009 paper calling for rethinking the balance of responsibilities and the relationship between articles in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with seven response papers by international scholars about how to pursue nuclear disarmament

    Study of Genetic Effects of Sulphur Mustard Gas on Former Workers of Ohkunojima Poison Gas Factory and Their Offspring

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    General health examination and one-dimensional electrophoretic examination to detect mutations at the protein level were conducted in order to elucidate potential genetic effects of sulphur mustard gas on children of the former workers of Ohkunojima Poison Gas Factory. In the general examination, no disease which was definitely considered to be caused by genetic effects was observed, and no examination values obtained for the children proved to be significantly abnormal compared with those for their parents. Blood samples from 456 children were electrophoretically examined for 30 protein systems. A total of 36 protein variants were detected in 10 protein systems, and the frequency of variants was 2.63 per 1,000 tests. Family study was completed for 32 of these variants, all of which were confirmed to be genetic variants. In 29,868 locus tests, mutation occurred in germ cells of parents could not be detected. Among 36 variants, two PGM2 variants and one GPI variant were detected for the first time in this study
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