Kazuwa Nakao
Kyoto University(JP)Kyoto College of Medical Science(JP)Research Institute for Production Development(JP)
Publications by Year
Research Areas
Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Most-Cited Works
- → Brain natriuretic peptide as a novel cardiac hormone in humans. Evidence for an exquisite dual natriuretic peptide system, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide.(1991)1,357 cited
- → Flk1-positive cells derived from embryonic stem cells serve as vascular progenitors(2000)1,353 cited
- → Nonadipose tissue production of leptin: Leptin as a novel placenta-derived hormone in humans(1997)1,286 cited
- → Stomach Is a Major Source of Circulating Ghrelin, and Feeding State Determines Plasma Ghrelin-Like Immunoreactivity Levels in Humans(2001)1,243 cited
- → A missense mutation of the endothelin-B receptor gene in multigenic hirschsprung's disease(1994)893 cited
- → Ghrelin, an Endogenous Growth Hormone Secretagogue, Is a Novel Orexigenic Peptide That Antagonizes Leptin Action Through the Activation of Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y/Y1 Receptor Pathway(2001)