Purpose There is growing evidence that glutamatergic signaling may be involved in major
depressive disorder (MDD). In regard to peripheral blood glutamate changes in MDD, …

Capillary electrophoresis-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (CE-TOFMS) is a comprehensive,
quantitative, and high throughput tool used to analyze metabolite profiles. In the present …

An avian paramyxovirus (APMV) isolated from goose feces (APMV/Shimane67) was
biologically, serologically and genetically characterized. APMV/Shimane67 showed typical …

The nucleoprotein (NP) possesses regions that are highly conserved among influenza A
viruses, and has therefore been one of the target viral proteins for development of a universal …

The cellular prion protein, designated PrP C , is a membrane glycoprotein expressed
abundantly in brains and to a lesser extent in other tissues. Conformational conversion of PrP C …

Background: Alterations in one-carbon metabolism have been associated with schizophrenia,
and vitamin B6 is one of the key components in this pathway. Methods: We first conducted …

Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of social cognition
in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Methods Eighteen female patients with AN (mean …

In late 2016, two zoos, one in northern Japan and the other in central Japan, experienced
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks, in which multiple zoo birds were infected …

Neospora caninum was isolated from the brain of a 2-year-old dairy cow that had aborted
confirmed N. caninum-infected fetuses on two occasions. The cow had an indirect fluorescent …

The cellular prion protein, PrP C , is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored-membrane
glycoprotein expressed most abundantly in neuronal and to a lesser extent in non-neuronal …