Measurement of progestines and estrogens in maternal plasma has been advocated as an
indicator of foeto-placental function. The goals of the present study were as follows: to …

Programmed death-1 (PD-1) is an immunoinhibitory receptor expressed on lymphocytes.
Interaction of PD-1 with its ligand PD-ligand 1 (PD-L1) delivers inhibitory signals and impairs …

The precise control of the etching of various films on device surfaces is becoming increasingly
important because slight changes in device structures can cause serious deterioration of …

Pregnancy loss in mares is thought to be a main problem associated with reproductive
efficiency. To clarify the situation of pregnancy loss in Thoroughbred mares in Japan, the …

This study aimed to evaluate whether radiographic abnormalities at yearling sales were
associated with the failure to start racing at 2–3 years of age. Radiographic abnormalities in the …

Background Recent studies have assessed the cricoarytenoideus dorsalis muscle (CAD)
using transoesophageal ultrasonography in equine recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN). We …

Scapulohumeral joint luxation in horses is rare. This report describes the case of a 3-year-old
thoroughbred racehorse with scapulohumeral luxation that occurred during recovery from …

The Faraday rotation spectra were observed at 810.4 nm of the 5s 12–5p 22 transition in
atomic krypton using a single mode diode laser. The lineshapes at the resonance were …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate foaling rates of mares that were rebred after the
pregnancy loss in same reproductive season and to examine factors influencing them in …

Objective To report a surgical technique and an outcome for the repair of a displaced, transverse
scapular body fracture with locking compression plates (LCPs) in a colt. Animals One 5 …