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Shigeru Matsukura

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1 The role of the gastric afferent vagal nerve in ghrelin-induced feeding and growth hormone secretion in rats. Gastroenterology 2002 3.17
2 Plasma ghrelin levels in lean and obese humans and the effect of glucose on ghrelin secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 2.62
3 Fasting plasma ghrelin levels in subtypes of anorexia nervosa. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2003 2.10
4 Ghrelin is present in pancreatic alpha-cells of humans and rats and stimulates insulin secretion. Diabetes 2002 1.95
5 Ghrelin-induced food intake is mediated via the orexin pathway. Endocrinology 2003 1.39
6 A role for CD44 in an antigen-induced murine model of pulmonary eosinophilia. J Clin Invest 2003 1.36
7 Elevated plasma procoagulant and fibrinolytic markers in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Intern Med 2002 1.11
8 The expression and functional role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rat adipocytes. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2004 1.07
9 Anti-cachectic effect of ghrelin in nude mice bearing human melanoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 1.02
10 Elevated levels of alpha-defensins in plasma and BAL fluid of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Chest 2002 0.95
11 Long-term oral nicotine administration reduces insulin resistance in obese rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2003 0.89
12 Habitual binge/purge behavior influences circulating ghrelin levels in eating disorders. J Psychiatr Res 2002 0.83
13 Elevated levels of circulating adhesion molecules in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Respirology 2003 0.82
14 Clinical features and neuropathological findings of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with a His46Arg mutation in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase. J Neurol Sci 2002 0.82
15 Characterization of orexins (hypocretins) and melanin-concentrating hormone in genetically obese mice. Regul Pept 2002 0.81
16 Critical role of IL-5 in antigen-induced pulmonary eosinophilia, but not in lymphocyte activation. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2003 0.80
17 Increased fasting plasma ghrelin levels in patients with bulimia nervosa. Eur J Endocrinol 2002 0.80
18 Primary hyperparathyroidism presumably caused by chronic parathyroiditis manifesting from hypocalcemia to severe hypercalcemia. Intern Med 2005 0.77
19 [A case of cortical deafness following bilateral putaminal hemorrhage]. No To Shinkei 2002 0.76
20 [Accuracy of COPD questionnaires in the general health check-up setting]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.76
21 Serial change in 123I-MIBG myocardial scintigraphy in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Ann Nucl Med 2002 0.75
22 A possible role of TARC in antigen-specific Th2-dominant responses in patients with Paragonimiasis westermani. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2004 0.75
23 [Progress in studies of endocrinology and metabolism in the field of internal medicine in the last 100 years: Changes in methods of hormone analysis]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
24 [Comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from nonspecific interstitial pneumonia and from ordinary interstitial pneumonia]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
25 Acute eosinophilic pneumonia with fine nodular shadows. Intern Med 2003 0.75