Motoyuki Kawai

The Placenta Is Not the Main Source of Leptin Production in Pregnant Rat: Gestational Profile of Leptin in Plasma and Adipose Tissues

Motoyuki Kawai, Masaaki Yamaguchi, Takashi Murakami et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1997 · 136 citations

Gastrointestinal Peptide Hormone, Developmental Biology, Placental Development +12

Placental Endocrine Disruption Induced by Cadmium: Effects on P450 Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage and 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Enzymes in Cultured Human Trophoblasts

Motoyuki Kawai, Kenneth F. Swan, Amy E. Green et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2002 · 72 citations · Full text

Lipid Peroxidation, Gynecology, Progesterone Secretion +23

Adaptation of pancreatic islet B-cells during the last third of pregnancy: regulation of B-cell function and proliferation by lactogenic hormones in rats

Motoyuki Kawai, Kurajiro Kishi · European Journal of Endocrinology · 1999 · 42 citations

Gynecology, Brdu Incorporation, Insulin Signaling +21

<i>In vitro</i> studies of the stimulation of insulin secretion and B-cell proliferation by rat placental lactogen-II during pregnancy in rats

Motoyuki Kawai, Kurajiro Kishi · Reproduction · 1997 · 33 citations · Full text

Adjuvant effect of zinc oxide on Th2 but not Th1 immune responses in mice

Misa Matsumura, Masafumi Nagata, Kazuichi Nakamura et al. · Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology · 2009 · 32 citations