Minako Okamoto

Protein Kinase C (PKC) Increases TACE/ADAM17 Enzyme Activity in Porcine Ovarian Somatic Cells, Which Is Essential for Granulosa Cell Luteinization and Oocyte Maturation

Yasuhisa Yamashita, Minako Okamoto, Maki Ikeda et al. · Endocrinology · 2014 · 42 citations · Full text

Oocyte, Immunology, Oocyte Maturation +21

Positive Feedback Loop Between Prostaglandin E2 and EGF-Like Factors Is Essential for Sustainable Activation of MAPK3/1 in Cumulus Cells During In Vitro Maturation of Porcine Cumulus Oocyte Complexes1

Yasuhisa Yamashita, Minako Okamoto, Ikko Kawashima et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2011 · 40 citations · Full text

Egf-like Factors, Oocyte, Cell Proliferation +21

Use of capillary electrophoresis with dual-opposite end injection for simultaneous analysis of small ions in saliva samples from wrestlers undergoing a weight training program

Masanobu Mori, Fumi Ishikawara, Toshihiro Tomoda et al. · Journal of Chromatography B · 2016 · 27 citations

Capillary Electrophoresis, Bioanalysis, Physiology +10

Cilostazol and enzymatically modified isoquercitrin attenuate experimental colitis and colon cancer in mice by inhibiting cell proliferation and inflammation

Yumi Kangawa, Toshinori Yoshida, Kiyoshi Maruyama et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology · 2016 · 25 citations

Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory, Medicine +8

Evaluation for a Mutagenicity of 4,4^|^prime;-Methylenedianiline on Hematopoietic Cells by a Pig-a Gene Mutation Assay in Rats

Hisakazu Sanada, Minako Okamoto, Tomoka Ohsumi et al. · Genes and Environment · 2014 · 20 citations · Full text