Recent studies have revealed that the adult mammalian brain has the capacity to
regenerate some neurons after various insults. However, the precise mechanism of insult-induced …

Since the discovery of buckminsterfullerene C60 (Chart 1) by Kroto, Smalley, and Curl, 1-4
a number of reports concerning new carbon allotropes having a variety of threedimensional …

✓ Extradural subtemporal access to the petrosal ridge and a resection of the anterior pyramidal
bone produced direct observation of the lower basilar artery, with minimum retraction of …

: This report presents a new surgical method and the results in 10 patients with petroclival
meningiomas extending into the parasellar region (sphenopetroclival meningiomas). Minimal …

Object. Since 1974, 27 patients with trigeminal neurinomas (TNs) have been treated at Keio
University Hospital and ancillary institutes. In the present study the clinical features and …

The subventricular zone (SVZ) is the largest germinal zone in the mature rodent brain, and it
continuously produces young neurons that migrate to the olfactory bulb. Neural stem cells in …

OBJECTIVE: The meningeal structure of the cavernous sinus (lateral sellar compartment)
was anatomically and histologically studied. We discuss the clinical and surgical significance …

Interleukin (IL)‐6 expression transiently increases in the acute phase of cerebral ischemia.
To investigate the physiological significance of endogenous IL‐6 expression and to identify …

Object. Thrombomodulin is a thrombin receptor on vascular endothelial cells that is highly
expressed when these cells are injured, and it has anticoagulating activity. The authors …

Background and Purpose— Although chemokines have been implicated in cardiovascular
diseases, few studies have addressed the role of these inflammatory mediators in ischemic …