JUNG-HA LEE, EUN-GI KIM, BYONG-GON PARK, KYOUNG-HAN KIM, SEUNG-KYU CHA, IN DEOK KONG, JOONG-WOO LEE, SEONG-WOO JEONG Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Shinsu-1Dong, Seoul 121-742, Republic of Korea; and Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; Department of Physiology and Institute of Basic Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Ilsan-Dong 162, Wonj...

Affiliations: Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan; Department of Radiation Research, H115 Halper South Building, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA; Department of Food Science and Technology, Minami Kyushu University, Miyazaki 884-000...

From Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute (CeSPI), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan Department of Basic Medical Science, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Oiwake, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Bi...

1Division of Cell Biology and Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan, 2Department of Physiology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan, 3Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan, 4Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and...

Hearing and balance disorders caused by the lossof inner ear hair cells isa.common problem encountered in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. The postembryc:mlc production of hair cells in cold·blooded vertebrates has been known for several decades, and recent studies in the avian inner ear after ototoxic drug and noise damage have demonstrated a remarkable capacity for both anatomic and func...

The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections featured a strong and balanced program that showcased exciting research into cellular restrictions that defend the cell against viral infection as well as cellular cofactors that regulate central steps in viral replication. Immunopathogenesis presentations continued to reveal some surprises such as evidence for pathogenicity in na...

Spinal arthrodesis consists of a combination of a system of mechanical stabilisation of one or more vertebral segments with a biological substance that promotes osteoneogenesis, with aim of achieving the permanent fusion between areas more or less the same size of these segments. In spinal arthrodesis, the biological support par excellence is the autograft. However, obtaining this involves a hi...