Yasuhisa Yamashita

Simple and rapid detection of <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> and <i>Streptococcus sobrinus</i> in human saliva by polymerase chain reaction

Takahiko Oho, Yasuhisa Yamashita, Yoshihiro Shimazaki et al. · Oral Microbiology and Immunology · 2000 · 175 citations

Dentistry, Molecular Biology, Oral Biology +17

Production of Progesterone from De Novo-Synthesized Cholesterol in Cumulus Cells and Its Physiological Role During Meiotic Resumption of Porcine Oocytes1

Yasuhisa Yamashita, Masayuki Shimada, Tetsuji Okazaki et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2003 · 118 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Physiology +11

Sequential exposure of porcine cumulus cells to FSH and/or LH is critical for appropriate expression of steroidogenic and ovulation-related genes that impact oocyte maturation <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i>

Ikkou Kawashima, Tetsuji Okazaki, Noritaka Noma et al. · Reproduction · 2008 · 104 citations · Full text

Medicine, Animal Sciences, Endocrinology +17

Hormone-Induced Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor α-Converting Enzyme/A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease-17 Impacts Porcine Cumulus Cell Oocyte Complex Expansion and Meiotic Maturation via Ligand Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Yasuhisa Yamashita, Ikkou Kawashima, Yoshiari Yanai et al. · Endocrinology · 2007 · 82 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

Down-Regulated Expression of A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin-Like Repeats-1 by Progesterone Receptor Antagonist Is Associated with Impaired Expansion of Porcine Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes

Masayuki Shimada, Masahide Nishibori, Yasuhisa Yamashita et al. · Endocrinology · 2004 · 74 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +12