An elevated uric acid level is associated with cardiovascular disease. Hyperuricemia is
predictive for the development of both hypertension and coronary artery disease; it is …

The natriuretic peptide system consists of at least three distinct endogenous peptides: atrial
natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and C-type na-triuretic peptide …

Biologically active receptors Isolation and characterization of biologically active receptors
(particulate forms of guanylyl cyclase) have long been hampered by their low tissue contents …

Using a specific radioimmunoassay for human brain natriuretic peptide (hBNP) with a
monoclonal antibody, we have investigated its synthesis, secretion, and clearance in …

In the presence of a catalytic amount of (-)-3-exo-(dimethylamino) isoborneol (DAIB),
reaction of dialkylzincs and aldehydes is accelerated markedly to give, after hydrolysis, the …

Vacuum-ultraviolet reflectance and photoemission spectra of VO 2, V 2 O 3, V 6 O 13, and V
2 O 5 are measured in order to investigate the 3d-band structures and electron-correlation …

To elucidate the ligand-receptor relationship of the natriuretic peptide system, which
comprises at least three endogenous ligands, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain …

We have developed novel coumarin dyes for use in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2
solar cells (DSSCs). The absorption spectra of these novel coumarin dyes are red-shifted …

We previously demonstrated that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone
mainly produced in the ventricle, while the major production site of atrial natriuretic peptide …

We have developed oligothiophene-containing coumarin dyes fully functionalized for dye-
sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells (DSSCs). DSSCs based on the dyes gave good …