Published in Eur Urol on August 01, 2005
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Diagnostic utility of EUS-guided FNA in patients with gastric submucosal tumors. Gastrointest Endosc (2010) 2.67
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ligands suppress colon carcinogenesis induced by azoxymethane in mice. Gastroenterology (2003) 2.65
Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factor KLF5/BTEB2 is a target for angiotensin II signaling and an essential regulator of cardiovascular remodeling. Nat Med (2002) 2.61
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Impaired insulin signaling in endothelial cells reduces insulin-induced glucose uptake by skeletal muscle. Cell Metab (2011) 2.42
Multi-detector row CT imaging of vertebral microstructure for evaluation of fracture risk. J Bone Miner Res (2005) 2.36
Efp targets 14-3-3 sigma for proteolysis and promotes breast tumour growth. Nature (2002) 2.32
HLF/HIF-2alpha is a key factor in retinopathy of prematurity in association with erythropoietin. EMBO J (2003) 2.28
Multiple renal cysts, urinary concentration defects, and pulmonary emphysematous changes in mice lacking TAZ. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2008) 2.24
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A proposal for the cutoff point of waist circumference for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in the Japanese population. Diabetes Care (2006) 2.20
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Insulin/Foxo1 pathway regulates expression levels of adiponectin receptors and adiponectin sensitivity. J Biol Chem (2004) 2.15
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma plays a critical role in inhibition of cardiac hypertrophy in vitro and in vivo. Circulation (2002) 2.12
Input of orexin/hypocretin neurons revealed by a genetically encoded tracer in mice. Neuron (2005) 2.11
The transcriptional programme of antibody class switching involves the repressor Bach2. Nature (2004) 2.09
Retracted Cytokines suppress adipogenesis and PPAR-gamma function through the TAK1/TAB1/NIK cascade. Nat Cell Biol (2003) 2.08
Fusion pore dynamics and insulin granule exocytosis in the pancreatic islet. Science (2002) 2.03
Editorial comment to involvement of estrogen receptors in prostatic diseases. Int J Urol (2012) 2.00
Essential and instructive roles of GATA factors in eosinophil development. J Exp Med (2002) 1.98
Current use of the artificial urinary sphincter and its long-term durability: a nationwide survey in Japan. Int J Urol (2009) 1.96
Urethra actively opens from the very beginning of micturition: a new concept of urethral function. Int J Urol (2013) 1.95
Krüppel-like factor 5 is essential for blastocyst development and the normal self-renewal of mouse ESCs. Cell Stem Cell (2008) 1.94
Replication of the association between a chromosome 9p21 polymorphism and coronary artery disease in Japanese and Korean populations. J Hum Genet (2008) 1.94
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Pioglitazone ameliorates insulin resistance and diabetes by both adiponectin-dependent and -independent pathways. J Biol Chem (2006) 1.93
Prostate cancer: body-array versus endorectal coil MR imaging at 3 T--comparison of image quality, localization, and staging performance. Radiology (2007) 1.92
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The critical role of neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase 1 in cholesterol removal from human macrophages. Circ Res (2010) 1.92
A novel PPAR gamma gene therapy to control inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease in a murine model. Gastroenterology (2003) 1.91
Less subclinical atherosclerosis in Japanese men in Japan than in White men in the United States in the post-World War II birth cohort. Am J Epidemiol (2007) 1.90
The Residual Risk Reduction Initiative: a call to action to reduce residual vascular risk in patients with dyslipidemia. Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.88
Insulin receptor substrate 2 plays a crucial role in beta cells and the hypothalamus. J Clin Invest (2004) 1.88
Dynamic functional relay between insulin receptor substrate 1 and 2 in hepatic insulin signaling during fasting and feeding. Cell Metab (2008) 1.86
Much lower prevalence of coronary calcium detected by electron-beam computed tomography among men aged 40-49 in Japan than in the US, despite a less favorable profile of major risk factors. Int J Epidemiol (2004) 1.86
Adiponectin receptor as a key player in healthy longevity and obesity-related diseases. Cell Metab (2013) 1.85
Multiple candidate gene analysis identifies alpha-synuclein as a susceptibility gene for sporadic Parkinson's disease. Hum Mol Genet (2006) 1.83
T-bet and Eomes instruct the development of two distinct natural killer cell lineages in the liver and in the bone marrow. J Exp Med (2014) 1.82
Adiponectin knockout mice on high fat diet develop fibrosing steatohepatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2009) 1.80
Randomized controlled trial of sour milk on blood pressure in borderline hypertensive men. Am J Hypertens (2004) 1.77
Saturated fatty acid and TLR signaling link β cell dysfunction and islet inflammation. Cell Metab (2012) 1.77
Function of the lower urinary tract in mice lacking alpha1d-adrenoceptor. J Urol (2005) 1.75