| cholinergic neurons contain calbindin-d28k in the monkey medial septal nucleus and nucleus of the diagonal band: an immunocytochemical study. | the distribution patterns of choline acetyltransferase (cat), as a marker for cholinergic neurons, and calbindin-d28k (cabp) immunoreactivities in the forebrain basal ganglia of the japanese monkey macaca fuscata were compared. similar distribution patterns of cat and cabp immunoreactivities were found in the medial septal nucleus (ms) and the nucleus of the diagonal band of broca (dbb). double-labeling fluorescence immunocytochemistry revealed that most, but not all, cholinergic neurons were ca ... | 1993 | 8275315 |
| [experimental study in japanese monkeys with helicobacter pylori infection]. | japanese monkeys were studied for one month from 6 months (short-term) after inoculation of helicobacter pylori, and two years (long-term). in the short-term study, macroscopic and histological gastritis were observed for 5 infected monkeys. the gastritis score, the ammonia concentration in the gastric secretion and the level of serum antibody (igg) were higher for the infected group than for the control. in the long term study, h. pylori was always recovered for 2 years in the infected group, a ... | 1993 | 8283620 |
| [experimental study in japanese monkeys with helicobacter pylori infection]. | japanese monkeys were studied for one month from 6 months (short-term) after inoculation of helicobacter pylori, and two years (long-term). in the short-term study, macroscopic and histological gastritis were observed for 5 infected monkeys. the gastritis score, the ammonia concentration in the gastric secretion and the level of serum antibody (igg) were higher for the infected group than for the control. in the long term study, h. pylori was always recovered for 2 years in the infected group, a ... | 1993 | 8283620 |
| effect of cooling the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum on hand movement of the monkey. | the functional role of the cerebellum in voluntary movement was investigated by local cooling of the cerebellar nuclei in three japanese monkeys which performed hand movement tasks in response to visual stimuli. we implanted electrodes in various areas of the cerebral hemispheres to record field potentials in the cortex, and examined effects of the cooling upon the movement and field potentials. cooling of the dentate nucleus ipsilateral to the moving hand reversibly increased the reaction time ... | 1993 | 8287263 |
| effect of cooling the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum on hand movement of the monkey. | the functional role of the cerebellum in voluntary movement was investigated by local cooling of the cerebellar nuclei in three japanese monkeys which performed hand movement tasks in response to visual stimuli. we implanted electrodes in various areas of the cerebral hemispheres to record field potentials in the cortex, and examined effects of the cooling upon the movement and field potentials. cooling of the dentate nucleus ipsilateral to the moving hand reversibly increased the reaction time ... | 1993 | 8287263 |
| comparative high-resolution mapping of human and primate chromosomes by fluorescence in situ hybridization. | a molecular cytogenetic approach that facilitates high-resolution comparative mapping of defined human genes in different primate species is presented. fluorescence in situ hybridization and digital imaging microscopy were used to visualize human dna probes on simultaneously banded or "painted" metaphase chromosomes of great apes (pan troglodytes, gorilla gorilla, pongo pygmaeus), hylobatids (hylobates lar and hylobates syndactylus), and old world monkeys (macaca fuscata and cercopithecus aethio ... | 1993 | 8288242 |
| configurational encoding of complex visual forms by single neurons of monkey temporal cortex. | single neurons in the anterior inferior temporal (it) cortex respond to complex visual stimuli. here we examined whether the stimulus-selectivity of the anterior it neurons was determined solely on the basis of the geometric similarity of object forms, or was modifiable through visual experiences in adulthood. we trained japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) in the visual delayed matching-to-sample task or visual stimulus-stimulus association task. computer-generated visual forms, fractal patterns o ... | 1993 | 8290025 |
| configurational encoding of complex visual forms by single neurons of monkey temporal cortex. | single neurons in the anterior inferior temporal (it) cortex respond to complex visual stimuli. here we examined whether the stimulus-selectivity of the anterior it neurons was determined solely on the basis of the geometric similarity of object forms, or was modifiable through visual experiences in adulthood. we trained japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) in the visual delayed matching-to-sample task or visual stimulus-stimulus association task. computer-generated visual forms, fractal patterns o ... | 1993 | 8290025 |
| [a neuropathological study on axonal dystrophy in the gracile nucleus of an old japanese monkey]. | ageing axonal dystrophy was studied electron microscopically in the gracile nucleus of a very old japanese monkey (28 years of age) from the standpoint of comparative neuropathology. it was revealed that the japanese monkey has characteristics different from albino rats concerning the ultrastructure of the dystrophic axonal spheroids. spheroids in the former animal contained no traces of so-called layered loops of membrane nor coiled tubular rings etc. which have been interpreted in cases of alb ... | 1993 | 8301860 |
| nerve fibres containing neuropeptide y in the atrioventricular valves of japanese monkey and rat; a light and electron microscopic study. | dense distribution of varicose fibres containing neuropeptide y-like immunoreactivity (npy-li) was found in the atrioventricular valves of the japanese monkey, and moderately in the rat. the immunoelectron microscopy using immunogolds resulted in the localization of npy-li within the dense-cored vesicles which existed with the small clear vesicles in the unmyelinated axons near the endocardium. these npy-li-containing fibres may participate in regulation of vasomotor role or other functions of t ... | 1993 | 8305824 |
| microvascular architecture of the filiform papillae in primates and insectivores. | the microvascular architecture of filiform papillae was investigated under a scanning electron microscope in man, japanese monkeys, common squirrel monkeys, common marmosets, common tree shrews, large japanese moles and dwarf shrews utilizing microvascular corrosion casts. filiform papillae were circularly arranged in primates, and each of them was supplied by a hairpin capillary loop. these papillae sometimes were aggregated. the filiform papillae of japanese monkeys exhibited markedly location ... | 1993 | 8316801 |
| microvascular architecture of the filiform papillae in primates and insectivores. | the microvascular architecture of filiform papillae was investigated under a scanning electron microscope in man, japanese monkeys, common squirrel monkeys, common marmosets, common tree shrews, large japanese moles and dwarf shrews utilizing microvascular corrosion casts. filiform papillae were circularly arranged in primates, and each of them was supplied by a hairpin capillary loop. these papillae sometimes were aggregated. the filiform papillae of japanese monkeys exhibited markedly location ... | 1993 | 8316801 |
| [characteristics of the shigella flexneri strains isolated from japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata)]. | shigella flexneri was isolated from 11 of 95 japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) purchased by the animal research center, tokyo medical and dental university, during the period from 1988 through 1990. the serotypes of the isolates were 4a (5 isolates), 2a (4 isolates), 2b (1 isolate), and vary (1 isolate). although some of the strains in the same serotypes were similar, others were different in their antibiotic susceptibility patterns or the plasmid profiles. our results suggested that various typ ... | 1993 | 8336006 |
| [characteristics of the shigella flexneri strains isolated from japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata)]. | shigella flexneri was isolated from 11 of 95 japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) purchased by the animal research center, tokyo medical and dental university, during the period from 1988 through 1990. the serotypes of the isolates were 4a (5 isolates), 2a (4 isolates), 2b (1 isolate), and vary (1 isolate). although some of the strains in the same serotypes were similar, others were different in their antibiotic susceptibility patterns or the plasmid profiles. our results suggested that various typ ... | 1993 | 8336006 |
| the degree of gaba immunoreactivity is related to neuronal size in the thalamic reticular nucleus of the japanese monkey, macaca fuscata. | the thalamic reticular nucleus (rt) of the japanese monkey, macaca fuscata, was examined by light microscopic golgi impregnation and by light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry with anti- gamma-aminobutyric acid (gaba) antibody. with the golgi study, rt neurons were classified into three groups predominantly according to their size. small neurons were mainly fusiform or ovoid in shape of somata and characterized by beaded structures along dendrites. with gaba-immunocytochemical study, ... | 1993 | 8337932 |
| serological evidence of coxiella burnetii infection in wild animals in japan. | one hundred and thirty-four (26%) of 511 sera from 11 wild animal species in eight prefectures in japan had antibody titers to coxiella burnetii by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. high prevalences were observed in japanese black bears (ursus thibetanus) (78%), hokkaido deer (cervus nippon yesoensis) (69%), japanese hares (lepus brachyurus) (63%), japanese deer (cervus nippon centralis) (56%), and to some extent in japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) (28%). a low prevalence (13%) was observe ... | 1993 | 8355353 |
| serological evidence of coxiella burnetii infection in wild animals in japan. | one hundred and thirty-four (26%) of 511 sera from 11 wild animal species in eight prefectures in japan had antibody titers to coxiella burnetii by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. high prevalences were observed in japanese black bears (ursus thibetanus) (78%), hokkaido deer (cervus nippon yesoensis) (69%), japanese hares (lepus brachyurus) (63%), japanese deer (cervus nippon centralis) (56%), and to some extent in japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) (28%). a low prevalence (13%) was observe ... | 1993 | 8355353 |
| comparative anatomical studies of arteriographs of the hand and foot in primates including man. | in this study we have tried not only to report the variations in the arteries of the hand in hominoidea (pongidae and hominidae) and the frequency with which these deviations occur, but also to deal with them phylogenetically and ontogenically. the arterial system of the human hand and foot are considered to have changed from the ground plan of old world monkeys. in this paper, the entire arterial system of the primates including man (cercopithecidae, pongidae and hominidae) is discussed in a st ... | 1993 | 8362620 |
| structural organization of the initial lymphatics in the monkey mesentery and intestinal wall as revealed by an enzyme-histochemical method. | the structure and distribution of the initial lymphatics in whole mount preparations of the mesentery and intestinal walls of the japanese monkey (macaca fuscata) were studied using an enzyme-histochemical method (kato et al., 1991, 1993). the lymphatic walls, colored dark brown by their positive 5'-nucleotidase (5'-nase) activity, were clearly distinguished from the blood vessels (especially capillaries and arterioles) which were colored blue due to their positive alkaline phosphatase activity. ... | 1993 | 8373658 |
| fine structure and subepithelial capillaries of the main excretory duct epithelium of the submandibular gland of the japanese monkey, macaca fuscata. | the fine structure and subepithelial capillaries of the main excretory duct epithelium (mede) of the submandibular gland in the japanese monkey, macaca fuscata were investigated by light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy. capillaries found beneath the mede were all fenestrated ones. some of them had elevated endothelium known as pored domes. the capillary density (number of capillaries per 200 microns length of mede) was 6.05 +/- 1.36, and the number of fenestrae per 10 microns len ... | 1993 | 8379584 |
| responsiveness to dopamine of isolated epicardial coronary arteries from humans, monkeys, and dogs. | dopamine is widely used for the treatment of cardiogenic and hypovolemic shock. this study was undertaken to compare the response to dopamine in epicardial conduit coronary arteries of humans, japanese monkeys, and dogs, and to determine the mechanism of vasoconstriction and vasodilation. in helical strips of coronary arteries from humans and monkeys partially contracted with prostaglandin f2 alpha, dopamine produced a concentration-related contraction; the human artery contraction was greater. ... | 1993 | 8396369 |
| responsiveness to dopamine of isolated epicardial coronary arteries from humans, monkeys, and dogs. | dopamine is widely used for the treatment of cardiogenic and hypovolemic shock. this study was undertaken to compare the response to dopamine in epicardial conduit coronary arteries of humans, japanese monkeys, and dogs, and to determine the mechanism of vasoconstriction and vasodilation. in helical strips of coronary arteries from humans and monkeys partially contracted with prostaglandin f2 alpha, dopamine produced a concentration-related contraction; the human artery contraction was greater. ... | 1993 | 8396369 |
| [effect of rapid mannitol infusion on middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity and pulsatility index--a transcranial doppler ultrasonography study in monkeys]. | hemodynamic changes immediately after the administration of mannitol were investigated in monkeys (macaca fuscata) using transcranial doppler ultrasound (tc2-64) and were compared with those after co2 loading. the co2 loading group was hyperventilated to an end-tidal pco2 of 36.5 +/- 2.21 and hypoventilated to an end-tidal pco2 of 46.3 +/- 2.69. mean flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (mca-fv), pulsatility index (pi) and blood flow in the internal carotid artery (ic-bf) studies were per ... | 1993 | 8398385 |
| purification from liver microsomes from untreated cynomolgus monkeys of cytochrome p450 closely related to human cytochrome p450 2b6. | a cytochrome p450 (p450) (referred to as p450cmla) was purified and characterized from hepatic microsomes from untreated cynomolgus monkeys (macaca irus). the final preparation was electrophoretically homogeneous and its estimated minimum molecular mass was 49.5 kda. the amino-terminal amino acid sequence of the protein (first 34 residues) closely resembled that of the protein encoded by the 2b6 cdna from humans (94%). this protein was cross-reactive with antibodies raised against p450 2b1 (p450 ... | 1993 | 8429823 |
| purification from liver microsomes from untreated cynomolgus monkeys of cytochrome p450 closely related to human cytochrome p450 2b6. | a cytochrome p450 (p450) (referred to as p450cmla) was purified and characterized from hepatic microsomes from untreated cynomolgus monkeys (macaca irus). the final preparation was electrophoretically homogeneous and its estimated minimum molecular mass was 49.5 kda. the amino-terminal amino acid sequence of the protein (first 34 residues) closely resembled that of the protein encoded by the 2b6 cdna from humans (94%). this protein was cross-reactive with antibodies raised against p450 2b1 (p450 ... | 1993 | 8429823 |
| experimental gastritis induced by helicobacter pylori in japanese monkeys. | we used japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) to establish an experimental model in order to clarify the pathogenicity of helicobacter pylori in gastric and duodenal disorders. a suspension (5 ml; 10(9) cfu/ml) of h. pylori cells isolated from humans was sprayed around the antrum of the stomach of each of 12 of 17 animals with an endoscope. the remaining five animals were not inoculated; they served as a control group. on days 7, 14, and 28 after inoculation, the gastric mucosa samples were examined ... | 1993 | 8432614 |
| experimental gastritis induced by helicobacter pylori in japanese monkeys. | we used japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) to establish an experimental model in order to clarify the pathogenicity of helicobacter pylori in gastric and duodenal disorders. a suspension (5 ml; 10(9) cfu/ml) of h. pylori cells isolated from humans was sprayed around the antrum of the stomach of each of 12 of 17 animals with an endoscope. the remaining five animals were not inoculated; they served as a control group. on days 7, 14, and 28 after inoculation, the gastric mucosa samples were examined ... | 1993 | 8432614 |
| premotor cortex of monkeys: set- and movement-related activity reflecting amplitude and direction of wrist movements. | 1. neuronal activity was recorded from the premotor cortex (pm) of japanese monkeys while they performed hand movements with different amplitudes and directions. on each behavioral trial, two instructions were given sequentially: 1) an amplitude instruction (large or small) and 2) a direction instruction (flexion or extension). the onset of movement was triggered by a visual signal after a delay period. 2. among various kinds of task-related neuronal activity recorded in the pm, two types were s ... | 1993 | 8433130 |
| premotor cortex of monkeys: set- and movement-related activity reflecting amplitude and direction of wrist movements. | 1. neuronal activity was recorded from the premotor cortex (pm) of japanese monkeys while they performed hand movements with different amplitudes and directions. on each behavioral trial, two instructions were given sequentially: 1) an amplitude instruction (large or small) and 2) a direction instruction (flexion or extension). the onset of movement was triggered by a visual signal after a delay period. 2. among various kinds of task-related neuronal activity recorded in the pm, two types were s ... | 1993 | 8433130 |
| buprenorphine and cocaine effects on social behavior of monkeys. | we administered for 2 weeks intramuscular buprenorphine 0.3 mg/kg per day (and in a separate series, its vehicle) to each of 7 male, group-living macaca fuscata (japanese snow monkeys). animals received one injection of cocaine 0.75 mg/kg and one of saline (about days 9 and 14) in each series; after each of these doses ethologic observers recorded for 3 h the frequency of occurrence of 64 separate social, self-care, position and other behaviors. cocaine alone changed the frequency of many behavi ... | 1993 | 8462413 |
| [effects of repeated restraint stress at 30-minute intervals during 24-hour on serum testosterone, lh and glucocorticoids levels in male japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata)]. | we investigated effects of frequent blood collections under the compulsory restraints on serum testosterone, lh and glucocorticoids in adult male japanese monkeys. blood samples were withdrawn from three animals at 30-min intervals and two animals at 4-hr intervals during 24 hr. serum testosterone and lh were measured by a radioimmunoassay, and glucocorticoids was determined by a competitive protein binding assay. sampling at 4-hr intervals during 24 hr revealed diurnal changes in serum testoste ... | 1993 | 8462639 |
| [effects of repeated restraint stress at 30-minute intervals during 24-hour on serum testosterone, lh and glucocorticoids levels in male japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata)]. | we investigated effects of frequent blood collections under the compulsory restraints on serum testosterone, lh and glucocorticoids in adult male japanese monkeys. blood samples were withdrawn from three animals at 30-min intervals and two animals at 4-hr intervals during 24 hr. serum testosterone and lh were measured by a radioimmunoassay, and glucocorticoids was determined by a competitive protein binding assay. sampling at 4-hr intervals during 24 hr revealed diurnal changes in serum testoste ... | 1993 | 8462639 |
| the confronting cisternae in the hippocampal neurons of rats and japanese monkeys. | the ultrastructure of the neurons in the hippocampal formation of wistar rats and japanese monkeys was investigated. confronting cisternae were observed in the cytoplasm of pyramidal neurons and granule cells. the structures were composed of closely apposed parallel cisternae, presumably continuous with the cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. the cytoplasmic matrix between the confronting cisternae contained electron dense flocculent material. in the pyramidal neurons irregular confron ... | 1993 | 8465980 |
| the confronting cisternae in the hippocampal neurons of rats and japanese monkeys. | the ultrastructure of the neurons in the hippocampal formation of wistar rats and japanese monkeys was investigated. confronting cisternae were observed in the cytoplasm of pyramidal neurons and granule cells. the structures were composed of closely apposed parallel cisternae, presumably continuous with the cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. the cytoplasmic matrix between the confronting cisternae contained electron dense flocculent material. in the pyramidal neurons irregular confron ... | 1993 | 8465980 |
| functional morphology of the lymphatic system in the monkey diaphragm. | a morphological study of the lymphatic system in the diaphragm of adult japanese monkeys was carried out using intraperitoneal injection with india ink, light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (tem) and scanning electron microscopy (sem) techniques. for sem examination of the subperitoneal connective tissue, the peritoneal mesothelium was stripped by either the naoh/sonication microdissection techniques or the naoh digestion method. light microscopy of 1 micron epon sections and tem o ... | 1993 | 8499124 |
| functional morphology of the lymphatic system in the monkey diaphragm. | a morphological study of the lymphatic system in the diaphragm of adult japanese monkeys was carried out using intraperitoneal injection with india ink, light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (tem) and scanning electron microscopy (sem) techniques. for sem examination of the subperitoneal connective tissue, the peritoneal mesothelium was stripped by either the naoh/sonication microdissection techniques or the naoh digestion method. light microscopy of 1 micron epon sections and tem o ... | 1993 | 8499124 |
| a primate model for severe human malaria with cerebral involvement: plasmodium coatneyi-infected macaca fuscata. | to develop an animal model for severe human malaria, we carried out clinical and pathologic observations of japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) infected with plasmodium coatneyi. two monkeys, eight and nine months of age, were used in this experiment. after inoculation with the parasite, both monkeys developed a fulminating acute infection with high parasitemia (20-28.2%) and became moribund with typical signs of severe malaria. in the splenectomized japanese monkey, sequestered infected erythrocy ... | 1993 | 8517481 |
| a primate model for severe human malaria with cerebral involvement: plasmodium coatneyi-infected macaca fuscata. | to develop an animal model for severe human malaria, we carried out clinical and pathologic observations of japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) infected with plasmodium coatneyi. two monkeys, eight and nine months of age, were used in this experiment. after inoculation with the parasite, both monkeys developed a fulminating acute infection with high parasitemia (20-28.2%) and became moribund with typical signs of severe malaria. in the splenectomized japanese monkey, sequestered infected erythrocy ... | 1993 | 8517481 |
| [hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian function in female japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) in the non-mating season]. | we investigated the mechanism of reduction of hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian function in female japanese monkeys in the non-mating season. we administered pmsg and lh-rh to 19 females in the non-mating and in the mating season. when pmsg was administered every day for 12 to 14 days to seven monkeys in the non-mating season, follicle development was observed together with an increase in serum estradiol-17 beta (e2), but there was no rise in serum lh in two animals and little increase in five other ... | 1993 | 8519288 |
| [hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian function in female japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata) in the non-mating season]. | we investigated the mechanism of reduction of hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian function in female japanese monkeys in the non-mating season. we administered pmsg and lh-rh to 19 females in the non-mating and in the mating season. when pmsg was administered every day for 12 to 14 days to seven monkeys in the non-mating season, follicle development was observed together with an increase in serum estradiol-17 beta (e2), but there was no rise in serum lh in two animals and little increase in five other ... | 1993 | 8519288 |
| high-resolution and analytical electron microscopic studies of new crystals induced by a bioactive ceramic (diopside). | diopside has been developed for use in dental root implants and for the filling of bone defects. in previous studies, diopside developed hydroxyapatite (ha) on its surface and achieved a direct bond with bone. the purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of crystal formation on the diopside surface. we ultrastructurally evaluated the interface between new diopside-induced crystals and diopside. specimens were prepared in three experiments: (1) granular diopside was immersed in simu ... | 1995 | 8530737 |
| [populational differences of vocal behavior in japanese monkeys]. | this study suggested the possibility of vocal learning in the japanese monkey (macaca fuscata) by examining populational differences in the calls of individuals from two populations, the ohirayama and yakushima. genetic variability of these two populations is very small. japanese monkeys emit a class of contact calls known as the "coo" call. the coo calls of 41 subjects (30 animals from the ohirayama group and 11 animals from the yakushima group) were analyzed spectrographically. there are signi ... | 1995 | 8544365 |
| [populational differences of vocal behavior in japanese monkeys]. | this study suggested the possibility of vocal learning in the japanese monkey (macaca fuscata) by examining populational differences in the calls of individuals from two populations, the ohirayama and yakushima. genetic variability of these two populations is very small. japanese monkeys emit a class of contact calls known as the "coo" call. the coo calls of 41 subjects (30 animals from the ohirayama group and 11 animals from the yakushima group) were analyzed spectrographically. there are signi ... | 1995 | 8544365 |
| effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in monkeys. | the effects of intrathecal infusion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (bdnf) were examined in a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonian model in monkeys. nine japanese monkeys were divided randomly into three groups, an untreated control (n = 3), a bdnf group (n = 3), and a non-bdnf group (n = 3). animals in the bdnf group received continuous intrathecal infusion of 10 ml of cell culture medium containing 10 micrograms of bdnf protein; the non-bdnf group received int ... | 1995 | 8559303 |
| effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in monkeys. | the effects of intrathecal infusion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (bdnf) were examined in a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonian model in monkeys. nine japanese monkeys were divided randomly into three groups, an untreated control (n = 3), a bdnf group (n = 3), and a non-bdnf group (n = 3). animals in the bdnf group received continuous intrathecal infusion of 10 ml of cell culture medium containing 10 micrograms of bdnf protein; the non-bdnf group received int ... | 1995 | 8559303 |
| somatotopical projections from the supplementary motor area to the red nucleus in the macaque monkey. | direct projections from the supplementary motor area (sma) to the red nucleus were investigated in the japanese monkey (macaca fuscata). the anterograde tracer, horseradish peroxidase conjugated to wheat germ agglutinin (wga-hrp), was injected into various regions of the sma after intracortical microstimulation mapping. after wga-hrp injection into the orofacial, forelimb, or hindlimb region of the sma, anterogradely labeled axon terminals were found, respectively, in the medial, intermediate, o ... | 1995 | 8566199 |
| subdivisions of macaque monkey auditory cortex revealed by calcium-binding protein immunoreactivity. | the aim of this investigation was to characterize auditory areas of the primate cerebral cortex on the basis of chemoarchitecture. cortical areas of the supratemporal plane were delineated in macaca fuscata (m. fuscata) by immunocytochemical staining for parvalbumin, staining for cytochrome oxidase, examination of cyto- and myeloarchitecture, and retrograde tracing of corticocortical connections. comparative observations were made on macaca fascicularis (m. fascicularis). differential staining o ... | 1995 | 8576431 |
| auditory thalamocortical pathways defined in monkeys by calcium-binding protein immunoreactivity. | this study investigated differentiation of macaca fuscata auditory thalamus into chemically defined nuclei forming relays to auditory cortical areas. the thalamus was stained immunocytochemically for parvalbumin and 28 kda calbindin in normals and in brains in which retrogradely transported tracers were injected into middle layers of auditory cortical areas or applied to the cortical surface. parvalbumin- and calbindin-immunoreactive cells show a complementary distribution in ventral, anterodors ... | 1995 | 8576432 |
| patchy and laminar terminations of medial geniculate axons in monkey auditory cortex. | the object of this study was to identify the terminal distributions of thalamocortical axons arising in chemically characterized subdivisions of the medial geniculate complex. large injections of wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase or small injections of phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin were made in the medial geniculate complex of macaca fuscata. the terminal distributions of labeled axons in the cortex were correlated with auditory cortical fields demonstrable by differen ... | 1995 | 8576433 |
| [intrathecal infusion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protects nigral dopaminergic neurons from degenerative changes in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced monkey parkinsonian model]. | protective effect of bdnf on nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons was evaluated with mptp-induced parkinsonian model in monkey. twelve adult female japanese monkeys weighing about 7kg were lesioned with systemic infusion of mptp according to the following dosing schedules. group i: normal control (n = 2), group ii: continuous infusion of 15mg of mptp with osmotic minipump (alzet: 2ml2, mean pumping rate 5 microliters/hour) for 14 days (n = 2), group iii: bolus injections of 5mg of mptp on day 0, 4 ... | 1995 | 8582706 |
| [intrathecal infusion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protects nigral dopaminergic neurons from degenerative changes in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced monkey parkinsonian model]. | protective effect of bdnf on nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons was evaluated with mptp-induced parkinsonian model in monkey. twelve adult female japanese monkeys weighing about 7kg were lesioned with systemic infusion of mptp according to the following dosing schedules. group i: normal control (n = 2), group ii: continuous infusion of 15mg of mptp with osmotic minipump (alzet: 2ml2, mean pumping rate 5 microliters/hour) for 14 days (n = 2), group iii: bolus injections of 5mg of mptp on day 0, 4 ... | 1995 | 8582706 |
| basilar arterial construction caused by intracisternal ng-nitro-l-arginine in anesthetized monkeys. | the present study was designed to determine whether tonic nitric oxide (no)-mediated vasodilator innervation participates in basilar arterial dilatation in the anesthetized japanese monkey. | 1995 | 8595610 |
| identification and synthetic pathway of sialyl-lewis(x)-containing neolacto-series gangliosides in lens tissues. 2. enzymatic synthesis of sialyl-lewis(x) gangliosides in monkey and rat lenses. | in japanese monkey lenses, 3h-labeled fucose and n-acetylneuraminic acid were enzymatically transferred to neolactotetraosylceramide (nlc4) and iii 3 fucnlc4, respectively, suggesting the presence of a synthetic pathway of iv3 neuaciii3 fucnlc4 via iii3 fucnlc4 in monkey lenses. six rat strains, wistar, sprague-dawley and pigmented strains, contained sialyl-lewis(x) gangliosides in non-cataractous lenses in a strain-specific manner. glycosyltransferase assay revealed that the transfer of 3h-labe ... | 1996 | 8611643 |
| foraging synchrony in a group of yakushima macaques (macaca fuscata yakui). | the synchrony of behaviour among individuals in a group of yakushima macaques was evaluated in relation to group size and food resources. the degree of synchrony was greater when the group was small (5-8 individuals) than when it was large (15-19 individuals). diet did not affect the degree of synchrony. however, the duration of the 'active phase', in which most members of the group synchronized feeding and moving, was shorter when they fed mostly on fruit and seeds (fruit- and seed-eating seaso ... | 1995 | 8613125 |
| histological suture changes following retraction of the maxillary anterior bone segment after corticotomy. | by cephalometric and dental cast analyses, the effects of corticotomy in combination with 45-50 days retraction of the maxillary anterior segment were evaluated in five female japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata). in addition, microscopic changes of the related sutures were examined. according to the analyses of the dental casts, the retraction of the maxillary anterior segment in the experimental group was increased when compared with that of the control group. there was no change in occlusal mola ... | 1996 | 8631288 |
| histological suture changes following retraction of the maxillary anterior bone segment after corticotomy. | by cephalometric and dental cast analyses, the effects of corticotomy in combination with 45-50 days retraction of the maxillary anterior segment were evaluated in five female japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata). in addition, microscopic changes of the related sutures were examined. according to the analyses of the dental casts, the retraction of the maxillary anterior segment in the experimental group was increased when compared with that of the control group. there was no change in occlusal mola ... | 1996 | 8631288 |
| matrilineal distribution of louse egg-handling techniques during grooming in free-ranging japanese macaques. | grooming behavior of which the primary function appears to be the removal of lice on other (tanaka and takefushi [1993] anthropological science 101:187-193) was studied in japanese maceques at jigokudani monkey park, japan, june 1990-july 1993. several louse egg-handling techniques used during grooming were identified (with differences in efficiency) in a free-ranging group. in the low-ranking maternal lineages, the distribution of these techniques is quite homogeneous, suggesting social transmi ... | 1995 | 8644879 |
| molecular anatomy of human chromosome 9: comparative mapping of the immunoglobulin processed pseudogene c epsilon 3 (ighep2) in primates. | karyotypic homology in relation to human chromosome 9 (hsa 9) was studied through comparative mapping of the immunoglobulin-processed pseudogene c epsilon 3 (ighep2) in primates. ighep2, which has been mapped to 9p24.2 --> p24.1 in the human genome, was assigned to ptr 11q34 (common chimpanzee), ppa 11q34 (pygmy chimpanzee), ppy 13q16 (orangutan), hla 8qter (white-handed gibbon), hag 8qter (agile gibbon), and mfu 14q22 (japanese macaque) by fluorescence in situ hybridization. to verify the break ... | 1996 | 8646893 |
| comparative fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping of primate chromosomes with alu polymerase chain reaction generated probes from human/rodent somatic cell hybrids. | we have used alu polymerase chain reaction generated probes from rearranged human/rodent somatic cell hybrids for fluorescence in situ hybridization and comparative mapping of some intrachromosomal changes in the karyotypes of great apes (pan troglodytes, p. paniscus, gorilla gorilla, pongo pygmaeus), a gibbon (hylobates lar), and an old world monkey (macaca fuscata). probes containing chromosomes 2 and 18 fragments confirmed inversions already suggested by the banding pattern of great ape homol ... | 1996 | 8653267 |
| immunohistochemical localization of kallikrein in salivary glands of the japanese monkey, macaca fuscata. | the immunofluorescence staining using anti-human urinary kallikrein polyclonal antiserum was intense in the luminal rim of the striated duct cells, but decreased in the excretory duct cells and was weak in the intercalated duct cells. western blot analysis demonstrated the monospecificity of the antiserum to glandular kallikrein in macaca submandibular gland homogenate. the staining was observed to a similar degree as that in salivary glands with long and numerous striated ducts in the following ... | 1996 | 8712979 |
| comparison of cerebellothalamic and pallidothalamic projections in the monkey (macaca fuscata): a double anterograde labeling study. | to address the question of segregated projections from the internal segment of the globus pallidus (gpi) and the cerebellar nuclei (cb) to the thalamus in the monkey, we employed a double anterograde labeling strategy combining the anterograde transport of horseradish peroxidase conjugated to wheat germ agglutinin (wga-hrp) with biotinylated dextran amine (bda) transport. the tissue was processed sequentially for wga-hrp, and then bda immunohistochemistry using two different chromogens. since th ... | 1996 | 8725303 |
| microsomal aldehyde oxygenase (maldo): purification and characterization of a cytochrome p450 isozyme responsible for oxidation of 9-anthraldehyde to 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid in monkey liver. | oxidative activity of 9-anthraldehyde (9-aa) to 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid in monkey liver was mainly located in microsomes. the reaction required nadph as an essential cofactor and was significantly inhibited by skf 525-a, metyrapone, disulfiram, and co, potent inhibitors of microsomal aldehyde oxygenase (maldo). two cytochrome p450 isozymes, named p450jm-a and p450jm-c, which mediate the oxidative biotransformation of 9-aa were purified from hepatic microsomes of untreated male and female jap ... | 1996 | 8743560 |
| microsomal aldehyde oxygenase (maldo): purification and characterization of a cytochrome p450 isozyme responsible for oxidation of 9-anthraldehyde to 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid in monkey liver. | oxidative activity of 9-anthraldehyde (9-aa) to 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid in monkey liver was mainly located in microsomes. the reaction required nadph as an essential cofactor and was significantly inhibited by skf 525-a, metyrapone, disulfiram, and co, potent inhibitors of microsomal aldehyde oxygenase (maldo). two cytochrome p450 isozymes, named p450jm-a and p450jm-c, which mediate the oxidative biotransformation of 9-aa were purified from hepatic microsomes of untreated male and female jap ... | 1996 | 8743560 |
| neural mechanism of pressor action of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in anesthetized monkeys. | intravenous injection of ng-nitro-l-arginine (l-na), a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, elevated mean blood pressure by 29.0 +/- 4.9 mm hg and decreased heart rate by 40.7 +/- 5.6 beats per minute in anesthetized japanese monkeys (n = 6), whereas ng-nitro-d-arginine was without effect. after pretreatment with pentolinium, the magnitude of the pressure elevation by l-na was significantly less than that after pretreatment with phentol-amine. the reduced blood pressure by either of the pretreatment ... | 1996 | 8794814 |
| neural mechanism of pressor action of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in anesthetized monkeys. | intravenous injection of ng-nitro-l-arginine (l-na), a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, elevated mean blood pressure by 29.0 +/- 4.9 mm hg and decreased heart rate by 40.7 +/- 5.6 beats per minute in anesthetized japanese monkeys (n = 6), whereas ng-nitro-d-arginine was without effect. after pretreatment with pentolinium, the magnitude of the pressure elevation by l-na was significantly less than that after pretreatment with phentol-amine. the reduced blood pressure by either of the pretreatment ... | 1996 | 8794814 |
| myeloencephalitis associated with a viridans group streptococcus in a colony of japanese macaques (macaca fuscata). | five weaned immature japanese macaques (macaca fuscata), bred in captivity, showed nervous signs over a 12-month period. hemorrhagic cerebral infarcts with vasculitis were detected in four necropsied animals. the distribution and nature of the lesions were consistent with bacterial embolism, and a streptococcus isolate, biochemically similar to s. salivarius, was recovered from the cerebral lesions from three of the four necropsied macaques. treatment with antibacterial agents (enrofloxacin) imp ... | 1996 | 8826016 |
| the sites of origin and termination of afferent and efferent components in the lingual and pharyngeal branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve in the japanese monkey (macaca fuscata). | afferent and efferent components in the lingual and pharyngeal branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve (li and ph) of the japanese monkey (macaca fuscata) were examined. after injecting wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase (wga-hrp) unilaterally into the central cut end of the li and ph, or into the stylopharyngeal muscle, labeled neuronal cell bodies and terminal labeling were observed in the medulla oblongata, peripheral ganglia of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves, and c ... | 1996 | 8861108 |
| effect of fluvoxamine on 5-hydroxytryptamine uptake, paroxetine binding sites and ketanserin binding sites in the japanese monkey brain and platelets, in vivo and in vitro. | we investigated the in vitro effects of fluvoxamine on 3h-paroxetine binding and 3h-monoamine uptake in monkey cerebral cortex in comparison with those of other antidepressants. fluvoxamine selectively inhibited 3h-5-hydroxytryptamine (5-ht) uptake and 3h-paroxetine binding. however, it did not alter 3h-norepinephrine or 3h-dopamine uptake. in addition, we examined the effects of chronic treatment with fluvoxamine (5 mg/kg per day, p.o.) on 5-ht uptake sites that bind 3h-paroxetine and 5-ht2 rec ... | 1996 | 8886926 |
| overlapping corticostriatal projections from the supplementary motor area and the primary motor cortex in the macaque monkey: an anterograde double labeling study. | the purpose of the present study was to determine if the cortical efferents from homologous body regions of the supplementary motor area (sma) and the primary motor cortex (mi) project to separate or to overlapping regions in the striatum. in order to investigate the dual corticostriatal projections, we employed an anterograde double labeling paradigm in which two tracers could be simultaneously detected in the same histological section. prior to the injections, the forelimb representation in th ... | 1996 | 8889928 |
| overlapping corticostriatal projections from the supplementary motor area and the primary motor cortex in the macaque monkey: an anterograde double labeling study. | the purpose of the present study was to determine if the cortical efferents from homologous body regions of the supplementary motor area (sma) and the primary motor cortex (mi) project to separate or to overlapping regions in the striatum. in order to investigate the dual corticostriatal projections, we employed an anterograde double labeling paradigm in which two tracers could be simultaneously detected in the same histological section. prior to the injections, the forelimb representation in th ... | 1996 | 8889928 |
| changing directions of forthcoming arm movements: neuronal activity in the presupplementary and supplementary motor area of monkey cerebral cortex. | 1. to understand roles played by two cortical motor areas, the presupplementary motor area (pre-sma) and supplementary motor area (sma), in changing planned movements voluntarily, cellular activity was examined in two monkeys (macaca fuscata) trained to perform an arm-reaching task in which they were asked to press one of two target buttons (right or left) in three different task modes. 2. in the first mode (visual), monkeys were visually instructed to result and press either a right or left key ... | 1996 | 8899607 |
| effects of short-term treatment with mevalotin on platelet aggregation, fibrinolysis, peripheral serotonergic system and serum lipids in japanese monkeys. | | 1996 | 8928096 |
| effects of short-term treatment with mevalotin on platelet aggregation, fibrinolysis, peripheral serotonergic system and serum lipids in japanese monkeys. | | 1996 | 8928096 |
| molecular features of the tspy gene of gibbons and old world monkeys. | restriction pattern, chromosome localization and the sequence of the testis-specific gene, tspy, were investigated in the white-handed gibbon, agile gibbon, siamang, hamadryas baboon and japanese monkey. southern blot analysis showed the tspy gene to be male specific in the primates used and disclosed variability of restriction pattern in gibbons. fluorescence in situ hybridization demonstrated that the probe pptspy2372, biotinylated using polymerase chain reaction, is located as a slight signal ... | 1996 | 8939361 |
| molecular features of the tspy gene of gibbons and old world monkeys. | restriction pattern, chromosome localization and the sequence of the testis-specific gene, tspy, were investigated in the white-handed gibbon, agile gibbon, siamang, hamadryas baboon and japanese monkey. southern blot analysis showed the tspy gene to be male specific in the primates used and disclosed variability of restriction pattern in gibbons. fluorescence in situ hybridization demonstrated that the probe pptspy2372, biotinylated using polymerase chain reaction, is located as a slight signal ... | 1996 | 8939361 |
| prevention of human t cell lymphotropic virus type i infection in japanese macaques by passive immunization. | prophylaxis against human t cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) is of primary importance for the eradication of adult t cell leukemia and other diseases associated with this virus. hyperimmune globulin (h-igg) prepared from healthy blood donors with high antibody titers for htlv-i was evaluated for its prophylactic effect against htlv-i in japanese macaques (macaca fuscata). normal igg (n-igg) prepared from seronegative healthy blood donors was used as control. both preparations contained 50 ... | 1996 | 8946939 |
| survey for pneumocystis carinii infection of wild-born and laboratory-bred monkeys by indirect immunofluorescence and cyst-staining methods. | a serosurvey for pneumocystis carinii infection of laboratory-bred and wild-born monkeys was made by the indirect immunofluorescence method. the antibody titers of wild cynomolgus (macaca fascicularis) and japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata fuscata) to p. carinii (pc) were higher than those of laboratory-bred cynomolgus monkeys; 54.9% of the wild cynomolgus and 40% of japanese monkeys had antibody titers higher than 1:40, although only 9.4% of the laboratory-bred cynomolgus monkeys did so. pc cyst ... | 1996 | 8950643 |
| survey for pneumocystis carinii infection of wild-born and laboratory-bred monkeys by indirect immunofluorescence and cyst-staining methods. | a serosurvey for pneumocystis carinii infection of laboratory-bred and wild-born monkeys was made by the indirect immunofluorescence method. the antibody titers of wild cynomolgus (macaca fascicularis) and japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata fuscata) to p. carinii (pc) were higher than those of laboratory-bred cynomolgus monkeys; 54.9% of the wild cynomolgus and 40% of japanese monkeys had antibody titers higher than 1:40, although only 9.4% of the laboratory-bred cynomolgus monkeys did so. pc cyst ... | 1996 | 8950643 |
| stereoselectivity in bunitrolol 4-hydroxylation in liver microsomes from marmosets and japanese monkeys. | the stereoselectivity in 4-hydroxylation of bunitrolol (btl), a beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agent, was examined in liver microsomes from monkeys (marmosets and japanese monkeys) and compared with the results of human liver microsomes. the formation of (+)-4-oh-btl from (+)-btl from (+)-btl was significantly higher than that of (-)-4-oh-btl from (-)-btl in the liver microsomal fractions from the two kinds of monkeys. the 4-oh-btl-forming activity from racemic btl was significantly lower than fro ... | 1996 | 8951158 |
| stereoselectivity in bunitrolol 4-hydroxylation in liver microsomes from marmosets and japanese monkeys. | the stereoselectivity in 4-hydroxylation of bunitrolol (btl), a beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agent, was examined in liver microsomes from monkeys (marmosets and japanese monkeys) and compared with the results of human liver microsomes. the formation of (+)-4-oh-btl from (+)-btl from (+)-btl was significantly higher than that of (-)-4-oh-btl from (-)-btl in the liver microsomal fractions from the two kinds of monkeys. the 4-oh-btl-forming activity from racemic btl was significantly lower than fro ... | 1996 | 8951158 |
| quadrupedal locomotor movements in monkeys (m. fuscata) on a treadmill: kinematic analyses. | three adult japanese monkeys (m. fuscata: body weights 4.5-8.5 kg) were trained to walk quadrupedally on a surface of a moving treadmill (walking length and width: 150 cm and 60 cm, treadmill speed: 0.4-1.7 m s-1. at any different constant treadmill velocity, the monkeys exhibited a diagonal pattern of locomotor movements. side views of locomotor patterns were photographed (10 frames s-1 and videotaped (250 frames s-1. depictions of representative locomotor patterns and stick figures of forelimb ... | 1996 | 8951840 |
| quadrupedal locomotor movements in monkeys (m. fuscata) on a treadmill: kinematic analyses. | three adult japanese monkeys (m. fuscata: body weights 4.5-8.5 kg) were trained to walk quadrupedally on a surface of a moving treadmill (walking length and width: 150 cm and 60 cm, treadmill speed: 0.4-1.7 m s-1. at any different constant treadmill velocity, the monkeys exhibited a diagonal pattern of locomotor movements. side views of locomotor patterns were photographed (10 frames s-1 and videotaped (250 frames s-1. depictions of representative locomotor patterns and stick figures of forelimb ... | 1996 | 8951840 |
| footfall patterns in the early development of the quadrupedal walking of japanese macaques. | the development of quadrupedal walking in infant japanese macaques (macaca fuscata) was studied on the basis of their footfall patterns. lateral views of the walking of 5 monkeys were taken by a video-camera and the timing of touchdown and liftoff was recorded. the total number of trials was 435. the change of footfall patterns during development was complicated. four stages could be discerned, as in behavioural studies. in the first stage, there was a wide variation. the dominant patterns were ... | 1996 | 8953754 |
| ecabet sodium eradicates helicobacter pylori infection in gastric ulcer patients. | ecabet sodium (ecabet), a new agent that has protective effects on the gastric mucosa has anti-helicobacter pylori effects, binding with urease to inhibit h. pylori activity, and causing the bacterial to become non-viable. ecabet monotherapy eradicates h. pylori infection in japanese monkeys. we investigated a new regimen that included ecabet to eradicate h. pylori infection in gastric ulcer patients. fifty-five h. pylori-positive patients with gastric ulcer were randomly assigned to one of two ... | 1996 | 8959522 |
| ecabet sodium eradicates helicobacter pylori infection in gastric ulcer patients. | ecabet sodium (ecabet), a new agent that has protective effects on the gastric mucosa has anti-helicobacter pylori effects, binding with urease to inhibit h. pylori activity, and causing the bacterial to become non-viable. ecabet monotherapy eradicates h. pylori infection in japanese monkeys. we investigated a new regimen that included ecabet to eradicate h. pylori infection in gastric ulcer patients. fifty-five h. pylori-positive patients with gastric ulcer were randomly assigned to one of two ... | 1996 | 8959522 |
| direct projections from the medial vestibular nucleus to the posterior hypothalamic area in the monkey (macaca fuscata). | direct projections from the medial vestibular nucleus to the posterior hypothalamic area was found in the macaque monkey by the anterograde and the retrograde tract-tracing methods. after injection of biotinylated dextran amine (bda) into the ventrolateral part of the medial vestibular nucleus, anterogradely labeled axon terminals were seen bilaterally in the posterior hypothalamic area. after injection of wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase (wga-hrp) into the posterior hypot ... | 1996 | 8971814 |
| demonstration of a new dopamine-containing cell group in the primate rostral telencephalon. | the presence of dopaminergic neurons in the rostral forebrain has long been uncertain though the existence of tyrosine-hydroxylase (th)-containing cells has been known in the region. using an antibody to dopamine (da), we demonstrated neurons immunoreactive (ir) to da in the rostroventral striatum of the japanese monkey (macaca fuscata). the da-ir cells were found at the ventral margin of the rostral part of the caudate nucleus, at the ventral margin of the rostral part of the nucleus accumbens, ... | 1996 | 8977151 |
| context dependent discharge characteristics of saccade-related purkinje cells in the cerebellar hemispheres of the monkey. | in the previous paper (mano et al, 1991), we reported the discharge patterns of saccade-related purkinje cells during visually guided saccade task, which were recorded from posterior cerebellar hemisphere, the crus iia. in the present study, we analysed these p-cell's simple spike activity during the spontaneous saccade in inter-trial intervals (iti) of visually guided saccade task, comparing with the activity during the visually guided saccade. we found that the modulation of simple spike disch ... | 1996 | 8979847 |
| context dependent discharge characteristics of saccade-related purkinje cells in the cerebellar hemispheres of the monkey. | in the previous paper (mano et al, 1991), we reported the discharge patterns of saccade-related purkinje cells during visually guided saccade task, which were recorded from posterior cerebellar hemisphere, the crus iia. in the present study, we analysed these p-cell's simple spike activity during the spontaneous saccade in inter-trial intervals (iti) of visually guided saccade task, comparing with the activity during the visually guided saccade. we found that the modulation of simple spike disch ... | 1996 | 8979847 |
| responses of monkeys with pollinosis to two major allergens of japanese cedar pollen. | we examined the responses of two japanese monkeys with pollinosis to two major allergens (cry j 1 and cry j 2) of japanese cedar pollen. the two monkeys (a and b) had specific ige antibodies to the allergens and showed a strong positive reaction to both of them in the intradermal test. in the histamine release test with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbmc), monkey a showed a typical pattern similar to that seen in human patients, while monkey b released a low level of histamine. the prolife ... | 1997 | 8980469 |
| responses of monkeys with pollinosis to two major allergens of japanese cedar pollen. | we examined the responses of two japanese monkeys with pollinosis to two major allergens (cry j 1 and cry j 2) of japanese cedar pollen. the two monkeys (a and b) had specific ige antibodies to the allergens and showed a strong positive reaction to both of them in the intradermal test. in the histamine release test with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbmc), monkey a showed a typical pattern similar to that seen in human patients, while monkey b released a low level of histamine. the prolife ... | 1997 | 8980469 |
| helicobacter pylori infection delays the healing of acetic acid-induced gastric ulcer in japanese monkeys. | to clarify the relationship between helicobacter pylori and the healing of gastric ulcers, we investigated the healing of acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers in the antral mucosa of japanese monkeys (n = 5) infected with h. pylori and in control monkeys without h. pylori infection (n = 6). using h. pylori-infected japanese monkeys as an experimental model, gastric ulcers were induced endoscopically with acetic acid. healing of ulcers and factors that influenced healing were studied. continuous co ... | 1996 | 8985837 |
| helicobacter pylori infection delays the healing of acetic acid-induced gastric ulcer in japanese monkeys. | to clarify the relationship between helicobacter pylori and the healing of gastric ulcers, we investigated the healing of acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers in the antral mucosa of japanese monkeys (n = 5) infected with h. pylori and in control monkeys without h. pylori infection (n = 6). using h. pylori-infected japanese monkeys as an experimental model, gastric ulcers were induced endoscopically with acetic acid. healing of ulcers and factors that influenced healing were studied. continuous co ... | 1996 | 8985837 |
| influences of nasal respiratory obstruction on craniofacial growth in young macaca fuscata monkeys. | this study was conducted to investigate the influences of artificial nasal respiratory obstruction on craniofacial growth in young macaca fuscata monkeys. eleven monkeys were used; seven monkeys served as the experimental animals and the remaining four as the control animals. further, the experimental animals were divided into light and heavy obstruction groups. nasal respiratory obstruction was created by injecting dental impression material into the nasopharyngeal region. nasal respiratory fun ... | 1997 | 9009922 |
| double gallbladder of swine. | in research on the reduplication of the pig gallbladder, a total of 297,531 swine from 130 breeders were surveyed at a slaughter house (ozu health center, ehime prefecture, japan) between october 1993 and december 1995. the swine were 6-7 months old and their body weights ranged from 95 to 120 kg. twenty-nine swine were found to have reduplication of the gallbladder. of these 19 were females, nine were males and the sex of one was not identified. the second sac was smaller than main one. eleven ... | 1996 | 9038007 |
| in vitro fertilization of follicular oocytes by frozen-thawed spermatozoa in japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata). | we report the cryopreservation of epididymal spermatozoa and in vitro fertilization for japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata). ovarian stimulation of seven monkeys was studied by the administration of equine chorionic gonadotrophin (ecg) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hcg) during the nonbreeding season, after which oocytes were collected from ovarian follicles. the oocytes were subjected to in vitro fertilization by the frozen-thawed epididymal spermatozoa collected from a male monkey during the ... | 1997 | 9051648 |
| in vitro fertilization of follicular oocytes by frozen-thawed spermatozoa in japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata). | we report the cryopreservation of epididymal spermatozoa and in vitro fertilization for japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata). ovarian stimulation of seven monkeys was studied by the administration of equine chorionic gonadotrophin (ecg) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hcg) during the nonbreeding season, after which oocytes were collected from ovarian follicles. the oocytes were subjected to in vitro fertilization by the frozen-thawed epididymal spermatozoa collected from a male monkey during the ... | 1997 | 9051648 |
| sex differences in mortality of japanese macaques: twenty-one years of data from the arashiyama west population. | theorists argue that mortality in male mammals should be higher than that of females, and many studies of primates followed across the life course have found this to be the case. this study examines mortality patterns in the rapidly expanding arashiyama west (texas) population of japanese macaques (macaca fuscata) and finds that males have a significantly lower median survival age (12.2 years) in comparison to females (20.5 years). males and females are born in equal proportions, but by adulthoo ... | 1997 | 9066898 |
| determinants of the dramatic seasonal changes in the intake of energy and protein by japanese monkeys in a cool temperate forest. | daily intake of gross energy (dgei) and protein (dgpi) of japanese monkeys in a cool temperature forest were investigated in different four seasons. as a result, dramatic seasonal differences in dgei and dgpi were found: dgei and dgpi in winter were significantly lower than those in spring and autumn, being only about 17-42% of those in the two seasons. dgei and dgpi in summer were also lower than those in autumn and spring, being only about 29-52% of those in the two latter seasons. seasonal co ... | 1997 | 9093692 |
| determinants of the dramatic seasonal changes in the intake of energy and protein by japanese monkeys in a cool temperate forest. | daily intake of gross energy (dgei) and protein (dgpi) of japanese monkeys in a cool temperature forest were investigated in different four seasons. as a result, dramatic seasonal differences in dgei and dgpi were found: dgei and dgpi in winter were significantly lower than those in spring and autumn, being only about 17-42% of those in the two seasons. dgei and dgpi in summer were also lower than those in autumn and spring, being only about 29-52% of those in the two latter seasons. seasonal co ... | 1997 | 9093692 |