Several drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes exhibit sexual dimorphism depending on the pituitary growth hormone (GH) secretory patterns. However, the mechanism underlying CYP sexual dimorphism remains unclear. We previously established...
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are a class of therapeutic chemicals which present tissue-specific estrogen receptor modulating activity. Neonatal exposure to SERMs has been reported to adversely affect central nervous system develo...
The Journal of veterinary medical science 78(5) 769-74 2016年6月 [査読有り]
In general, the nasal cavity of turtles is divided into two chambers: the upper chamber, lined with the olfactory epithelium containing ciliated olfactory receptor cells, and the lower chamber, lined with the vomeronasal epithelium containing micr...
The Journal of veterinary medical science 78(2) 245-50 2016年2月 [査読有り]
In turtles, the epithelia lining the upper and lower chambers of the nasal cavity project axons to the ventral and dorsal parts of the olfactory bulbs, respectively. In a semi-aquatic soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis, more than 1,000 odora...