Volume 56, Number 3,4
CONTENTS
August 2009

Reviews

Evaluation of primary care practice in the University of Tokushima 81
Kenji Tani, Takehiro Iwasaki, Shingo Kawaminami, Shino Yuasa, Atsuro Saijo
Saturated fatty acids and insulin resistance 88
Makoto Funaki
Originals

Low susceptibility to N -ethyl-N -nitrosourea-induced transplacental carcinogenesis in Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats 93
Takeshi Tsuchigauchi, Tetsuyuki Takahashi, Takamasa Ohnishi, Hirohisa Ogawa, Yoshimi Bando,
Hisanori Uehara, Tamotsu Takizawa, Shinya Kaneda, Tokiko Nakai, Hiroshi Shiota, Keisuke Izumi
Risk factors for radiation pneumonitis caused by whole breast irradiation following breastconserving surgery 99
Akiko Kubo, Kyosuke Osaki, Takashi Kawanaka, Shunsuke Furutani, Hitoshi Ikushima, Hiromu Nishitani
Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab (AvastinTM) for short-term treatment of diabetic macular edema 111
Toshihiko Nagasawa, Takeshi Naito, Shingo Matsushita, Hiroyuki Sato, Takashi Katome, Hiroshi Shiota
Efficacy of combined photodynamic therapy and sub-Tenon’s capsule injection of triamcinolone acetonide for age-related macular degeneration 116
Takashi Katome, Takeshi Naito, Toshihiko Nagasawa, Hiroshi Shiota
L-DOPA inhibits nitric oxide-dependent vasorelaxation via production of reactive oxygen species in rat aortae 120
Yinhua, Nagakatsu Harada, Kazuaki Mawatari, Sonoko Yasui, Hiroko Segawa, Akira Takahashi,
Shuzo Oshita, Yutaka Nakaya
Daily calcium intake and physical activity status in urban women living on low incomes in Davao, Philippines : a primary study for osteoporosis prevention 130
Shoko Miura, Masayo Nakamori, Masumi Yagi, Ophelia L. Saavedra, Shinji Ikemoto, Shigeru Yamamoto
Thallium-201 chloride scintigraphy in soft tissue tumors 136
Hideki Otsuka, Kaori Terazawa, Naomi Morita, Yoichi Otomi, Shoichiro Takao, Seiji Iwamoto, Kyosuke Osaki,
Masafumi Harada, Hiromu Nishitani
Extracellular matrix with the rigidity of adipose tissue helps 3T3-L1 adipocytes maintain insulin responsiveness 142
Qinkai Li, Toshio Hosaka, Bayasglan Jambaldorj, Yutaka Nakaya, Makoto Funaki
Suitability of ultraviolet (A)- light emitting diode for air stream disinfection 150
Mostafa Gadelmoula, Xin Lian, Miku Maeda, Mutsumi Aihara, Kazuaki Mawatari, Akiko Hamamoto,
Yumi Harada, Masayuki Yamato, Masatake Akutagawa, Yutaka Nakaya, Yohsuke Kinouchi, Akira Takahashi
Nerve fibers that were not stained with the non-specific acetylcholinesterase (NsAchE) method, and TRPV1- and IB4-positive nerve fibers in the rat cornea 157
Hiroshi Nakagawa, Akio Hiura, Masato Mitome, Kazunori Ishimura
Case report

Three cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosed and treated in the early stage 166
Nami Ueki, Hiroshi Eguchi, Yaeko Oogi, Hiroshi Shiota, Shinta Yamane, Hiromichi Umazume, Kenji Mizui

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