Publications

breed differences in the phenotype and gene frequencies in canine d blood group system.	the d system of canine blood groups was studied in 3,191 dogs of many different breeds. the frequencies of the d system phenotypes and genes were measured. these frequencies varied considerably between the breeds native to japan. the frequency of the d1 phenotype was higher in breeds native to japan than in those of non-japanese origin. conversely, non-japanese breeds generally had the d2 phenotype. the dogs described as mongrel in japan had d system frequencies intermediate between native japan ...	1994	7999880
incidence of canine babesia gibsoni infection and subclinical infection among tosa dogs in aomori prefecture, japan.	to identify the incidence of babesia gibsoni (b. gibsoni) in aomori prefecture, northeastern japan, dogs with acute b. gibsoni infection were investigated at the animal teaching hospital, kitasato university, between april 2002 and march 2003. eighteen dogs with acute b. gibsoni infection were recognized; they were all male dogs of the fighting dog breed tosa. their platelet counts were below normal and their packed cell volumes (pcvs) were at various levels. we collected blood samples from 141 ...	2004	15353837
epidemiological survey of babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in eastern japan.	to determine the distribution of babesia gibsoni infection in dogs in the eastern part of japan, an epidemiological survey of dogs suspected of having b. gibsoni infection was attempted using the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). thirty-five of 115 such dogs (30.4%) were positive by pcr and/or elisa. the 35 positive dogs consisted of 28 tosa dogs, 4 american pit bull terriers, and 3 mongrel dogs in aomori, fukushima, ibaraki, gunma, chiba, tokyo, kana ...	2005	15942130
vertebral arterial injury due to fatal dog bites.	dog bite-related injuries and fatalities are major public health problem worldwide. the authors present a case of a japanese tosa-dog bite-related fatality in an old woman who died from a vertebral arterial laceration with the c5 vertebral fracture. this was an uncommon type of injury that dog bites injured the vertebral artery only without damage to carotid artery. the identity of the tosa-dog as an offending dog in this case was unsuccessful by a dna analysis. then the detection of the offendi ...	2008	18926508