1 to 10 of 23 literature results

• A major urinary protein of the domestic cat regulates the production of felinine, a putative pheromone precursor.

  Domestic cats spray urine with species-specific odor for territorial marking. Felinine (2-amino-7-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-4-thiaheptanoic acid), a putati…

  Authors: Masao Miyazaki, Tetsuro Yamashita, Yusuke Suzuki, Yoshihiro Saito, Satoshi Soeta, Hideharu Taira, Akemi Suzuki

  Source: Chemistry & biology. 2006 Oct

  View Full Text

• Gene delivery to renal tubular epithelial cells using adeno-associated virus vector in domestic cats.

  Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors provide excellent gene delivery into the kidney in several mammals. This study evaluated gene delive…

  Authors: Masao Miyazaki, Tetsuro Yamashita, Tamako Miyazaki, Hideharu Taira, Akemi Suzuki

  Source: Research in veterinary science. 2009 Dec

  View Full Text

• An epididymal form of cauxin, a carboxylesterase-like enzyme, is present and active in mammalian male reproductive fluids.

  Mass spectrometric analysis of a prion protein (PrP)-containing complex isolated from ram cauda epididymal fluid revealed a protein that showed homolo…

  Authors: Heath Ecroyd, Maya Belghazi, Jean-Louis Dacheux, Masao Miyazaki, Tetsuro Yamashita, Jean-Luc Gatti

  Source: Biology of reproduction. 2006 Feb

  View Full Text

• No abomasal curd formation in pre-ruminant calves after ingestion of a clotting milk replacer.

  The aim of this study was to ultrasonographically evaluate curd formation in 29 pre-ruminant calves that were fed a clotting milk replacer. Abomasal c…

  Authors: Tamako Miyazaki, Masao Miyazaki, Jun Yasuda, Keiji Okada

  Source: Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997). 2010 Feb

  View Full Text

• Identification of an essential sequence for dihydroceramide C-4 hydroxylase activity of mouse DES2.

  Although the amino acid sequences of mouse DES1 (MDES1) and DES2 (MDES2) have 63% sequence identity, their enzymatic characteristics are quite differe…

  Authors: Fumio Omae, Masao Miyazaki, Ayako Enomoto, Akemi Suzuki

  Source: FEBS letters. 2004 Oct 8

  View Full Text

• High-performance thin-layer chromatography/mass spectrometry for rapid analysis of neutral glycosphingolipids.

  Direct coupling of high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization quadrupole ion trap time-of-fligh…

  Authors: Masao Miyazaki, Azusa Yonesige, Junko Matsuda, Yasuhiro Kuroda, Naoya Kojima, Akemi Suzuki

  Source: Journal of AOAC International. 2008 Sep-Oct

  View Full Text

• Ultrasonographic imaging of abomasal curd in preruminant calves.

  The aim of this study was to determine whether ultrasonography could be used to evaluate curd formation in the abomasum of preruminant calves. Holstei…

  Authors: Tamako Miyazaki, Masao Miyazaki, Jun Yasuda, Keiji Okada

  Source: Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997). 2009 Jan

  View Full Text

• Tubulointerstitial nephritis causes decreased renal expression and urinary excretion of cauxin, a major urinary protein of the domestic cat.

  Cauxin, a member of mammalian carboxylesterases (EC 3.1.1.1), is excreted as a major urinary protein in the domestic cat. Urinary cauxin is derived fr…

  Authors: Masao Miyazaki, Satoshi Soeta, Norio Yamagishi, Hideharu Taira, Akemi Suzuki, Tetsuro Yamashita

  Source: Research in veterinary science. 2007 Feb

  View Full Text

• Developmental changes in glycolipids and synchronized expression of nutrient transporters in the mouse small intestine.

  Small intestinal epithelial cells are rich in characteristic glycosphingolipids (GSLs) that are composed of phytosphingosine and alpha-hydroxy fatty a…

  Authors: Azusa Yoneshige, Ayano Sasaki, Masao Miyazaki, Naoya Kojima, Akemi Suzuki, Junko Matsuda

  Source: The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. 2010 Mar

  View Full Text

• Liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometric quantitation of juvenile hormone III in whole body extracts of the Formosan subterranean termite.

  Juvenile hormone (JH) III is responsible for control of a variety of insect physiological and developmental states, including caste differentiation of…

  Authors: Masao Miyazaki, Lixin Mao, Gregg Henderson, Roger A Laine

  Source: Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences. 2009 Oct 1

  View Full Text