Akira Kudō

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Protein, Periostin, with Restricted Expression to Periosteum and Periodontal Ligament and Increased Expression by Transforming Growth Factor β

Keisuke Horiuchi, Norio Amizuka, Sunao Takeshita et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 1999 · 996 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Periodontics +10

Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Differentiation of and Bone Resorption by Osteoclasts

Yoshiaki Azuma, Keisuke Kaji, Rei Katogi et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2000 · 727 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Immunology +15

Identification and Characterization of the New Osteoclast Progenitor with Macrophage Phenotypes Being Able to Differentiate into Mature Osteoclasts

Sunao Takeshita, Keisuke Kaji, Akira Kudō · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2000 · 620 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Immunology +14

A critical role of λ5 protein in B cell development

Daisuke Kitamura, Akira Kudō, Stefan Schaal et al. · Cell · 1992 · 582 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +16

The gamete fusion process is defective in eggs of Cd9-deficient mice

Keisuke Kaji, Shoji Oda, Tomohide Shikano et al. · Nature Genetics · 2000 · 494 citations

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Genetics +11