Absolute configuration of new bisaboranoids from Yaku-sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) wood     

Shizuo Nagahama  Tomoaki Sanetika  Masato Tazaki 《Journal of Wood Science》2001,47(1):73-75

The absolute configuration of bisabolanoids isolated from Yaku-sugi wood were compared with those of dihydrocarvone and dihydrocarveol isomers based on their¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance data and optical rotations.  相似文献   

Effect of shoot size and phenological variation of host plants on the spatial patterns of cynipid galls     

Masato Ito  Naoki Hijii 《Journal of Forest Research》2001,6(3):147-151

The effects of shoot size and differences in budburst phenology ofQuercus serrata trees on the spatial patterns of galls were investigated for two cynipid species: the sexual generation ofAndricus moriokae and the agamic generation ofAphelonyx glanduliferae. There were marked differences in budburst phenology, but these did not affect the gall density on the tree. The galls of both cynipids showed a contagious distribution in their respective trees, but different abundance patterns under high gall density. The mean number of galls ofA. glanduliferae over a shoot size range was positively correlated with shoot size. More galls ofA. moriokae appeared on larger shoots on trees on which many buds had started growing before oviposition by the agamic adults. In the case of a tree on which a few buds had burst by the time of oviposition, the mean numbers ofA. moriokae galls on shoots of particular size ranges depended on the frequency of shoots in the size class. These results suggest that, although these cynipids prefer to attack larger shoots within a host tree, they may exhibit plasticity in their preference in response to changes in budburst phenology of the host plant relative to the time of oviposition.  相似文献   

Continuum contraction of tension wood fiber induced by repetitive hygrothermal treatment     

Sujan  KC  Yamamoto  Hiroyuki  Matsuo  Miyuki  Yoshida  Masato  Naito  Kazuhiro  Shirai  Tatsuya 《Wood Science and Technology》2015,49(6):1157-1169

Wood Science and Technology - Tension wood, when kiln-dried, is likely to deform hugely, which is probably caused by a gelatinous layer of the gelatinous fiber. To elucidate the mechanism behind...  相似文献   

Nutrient starvation affects expression of LC3 family at the feto-maternal interface during murine placentation     

Masato HIYAMA  Ken Takeshi KUSAKABE  Ai TAKESHITA  Sinji SUGI  Nobue KUNIYOSHI  Hiroyuki IMAI  Kiyoshi KANO  Yasuo KISO 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2015,77(3):305-311

LC3 − the mammalian homolog of Atg8 − was found as autophagosome membrane binding protein in mammals and widely used as an autophagosomal marker. LC3A, B and C show different expression patterns in each tissue. The aim of this study was to reveal the differences of expression patterns among LC3 families in mouse placenta under normal condition and nutrient starving condition. LC3A and B were highly expressed in decidual cells. LC3A and B were increased in D14 compared with D12 and D16 in mouse placenta, while LC3C was decreased. Starvation induced increase in LC3B expression specifically. Immunohistochemistry showed different expression patterns among LC3A, B and C. LC3A expression in syncytiotrophoblast was vanished by starvation. The results of real time RT-PCR suggested differences between D12 and D16 in autophagic cascade induced by starvation. Taken together, this study suggests that autophagy could play a role in placental invasion system and that nutrient starvation affects LC3B expression.  相似文献   

Solubilization of type I collagen from fish muscle connective tissue by matrix metalloproteinase-9 at chilled temperature   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Mitsutoshi  KUBOTA  Masato  KINOSHITA  Kazuharu  TAKEUCHI  Satoshi  KUBOTA  Haruhiko  TOYOHARA  Morihiko  SAKAGUCHI 《Fisheries Science》2003,69(5):1053-1059

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Comparative Investigation of Body Composition in Male Dogs Using CT and Body Fat Analysis Software     

Toyokazu KOBAYASHI  Hiroshi KOIE  Akiko KUSUMI  Masato KITAGAWA  Kiichi KANAYAMA  Kazuya OTSUJI 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2014,76(3):439-446

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Annual dynamics of marine birnavirus (MABV) in cultured Japanese flounder <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paralichthys olivaceus</Emphasis> and sea water     

Manami Inaba  Takeshi Kimura  Rika Kikukawa  Mitsuko Iwasaki  Masato Nose  Satoru Suzuki 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(3):615-622

ABSTRACT:   Seasonal changes in the infection state of marine birnavirus (MABV) in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus and in rearing sea water are described. Sea water and 10–11 healthy fish were sampled monthly from April 2002 to February 2003. The MABV genome was detected throughout the year in > 80% of the fish examined at each sampling. The virus was isolated from the liver, kidney, and spleen, but not from the brain. The detection rate in each organ increased from April to October, and then decreased. Detection of virus antigen by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique also showed that the virus was present from spring to autumn (June–September) in the liver, kidney, and spleen, but not the brain. Sequence analysis of the MABV genome at the VP2–NS region revealed two specific mutations compared to the standard yellowtail strain (Y-6). It is suggested that the infection state of MABV in Japanese flounder changes to a latent or persistent infection after autumn. MABV was detected in sea water between September and February, suggesting that virus particles in the environment are relatively higher during cool seasons.  相似文献   

Growth of the fourspine sculpin <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cottus kazika</Emphasis> in the Gonokawa River,Japan, and effects of water temperature on growth     

Naohiko?TakeshitaEmail author  Itaru?Ikeda  Norio?Onikura  Masato?Nishikawa  Singo?Nagata  Seiichi?Matsui  Seir??Kimura 《Fisheries Science》2005,71(4):784-790

ABSTRACT:   The fourspine sculpin Cottus kazika is indigenous to Japan and found in Honshu except for the waters facing the Seto Inland Sea, and was also found in southern Shikoku and eastern Kyushu. This species has a catadromous lifestyle and migrates as juveniles from the sea to the middle reaches of rivers to grow. The growth pattern of this fish was investigated by a mark-and-recapture method from July 1994 to December 1996, in the Nigorikawa River, a tributary of the Gonokawa River system, Shimane Prefecture. 0-year-old fish of 50–70 mm total length ( TL ) occurred in the study area from June to July, grew to 90–140 mm  TL by the following April, and attained 160–210 mm  TL by December. This fish grew rapidly in September–November and April–July, almost ceasing to grow in July–September. It seems that this stagnant growth phase in summer is a characteristic of the seasonal growth pattern of C. kazika . A rearing experiment indicated that the growth rate of C. kazika was higher at 16–22°C than at 12–14 and 24–26°C. This result supports the field evidence of a stagnant growth phase in summer in the Nigorikawa River.  相似文献   

Adventitious root formation of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) cuttings is stimulated by soaking basal portion of cuttings in warmed water while cooling their apical portion     

Toshio Shibuya  Toru Taniguchi  Shuhei Tsukuda  Shuji Shiozaki  Kaori Itagaki 《New Forests》2014,45(4):589-602

To improve the propagation of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don), we investigated the effects of apical and basal temperatures during a water soaking treatment on the adventitious root formation of 70-mm long shoot tip cuttings which have an apical bud. The basal portion of the cuttings was soaked for 28 days in water with temperatures ranging from 10 to 35 °C, at an air temperature of 5 or 10 °C. Control cuttings were soaked in water at 25 °C, with an air temperature of 25 °C. Treated cuttings were then planted in vermiculite rooting medium and grown at an air temperature of 25 °C for 35 days. Adventitious roots initiated earlier and developed more in the cuttings treated with apical temperatures of 5 or 10 °C and basal temperatures of 20–30 °C than in the control cuttings. The rooting percentage was greatest (93 %) in the cuttings treated with a 10/25 °C apical/basal temperature, whereas few control cuttings rooted (13 %). This suggests that the temperature gradient created by warming the basal portion of the cuttings while cooling their apical end stimulates adventitious root formation. When we tested seasonal variation of rootability at 10/25 °C, the rooting percentage increased from early autumn to winter, and decreased from winter to summer. The soluble sugar contents did not directly affect the formation of adventitious roots in the present study.  相似文献   

Negative regulation of Wingless signaling by D-axin, a Drosophila homolog of axin     

Hamada F  Tomoyasu Y  Takatsu Y  Nakamura M  Nagai S  Suzuki A  Fujita F  Shibuya H  Toyoshima K  Ueno N  Akiyama T 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1999,283(5408):1739-1742

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