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H Ejiri

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PubMed2000

Gamow-teller strengths of the inverse beta transition 176Yb-->176Lu for spectroscopy of proton-proton and other sub-MeV solar neutrinos

Discrete Gamow-Teller (GT) transitions 176Yb-->176Lu at low excitation energies have been measured via the ( 3He,t) reaction at 450 MeV and at 0 degrees. For 176Yb, two low-lying states are observed, setting low thresholds Q(nu) = 301 and 445 keV for neutrino ( nu) capture. Capture rates estimated from the measured GT strengths, the simple two-state excitation structure, and the low Q(nu) in Yb-Lu indicate that Yb-based nu detectors are well suited for a direct measurement of the sub-MeV solar electron-neutrino ( nu(e)) spectrum including pp neutrinos.

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PubMed2000

Spectroscopy of double-beta and inverse-beta decays from 100Mo for neutrinos.

Spectroscopic studies of two beta rays from 100Mo are shown to be of potential interest for investigating both the Majorana nu mass by neutrinoless double beta decay (0nubetabeta) and low energy solar nu's by inverse beta decay. With a multiton 100Mo detector, coincidence studies of correlated betabeta from 0nubetabeta, together with the large Q value ( Q(betabeta)), permit identification of the nu-mass term with a sensitivity of approximately 0.03 eV. Correlation studies of the inverse beta decay and the successive beta decay of 100Tc, together with the large capture rates for low energy solar nu's, make it possible to detect, in real time, individual low energy solar nu in the same detector.

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PubMed2000

Asymmetry in the nonmesonic weak decay of polarized (5)(Lambda)He hypernuclei

We have measured the asymmetric emission of protons from the nonmesonic decay of polarized (5)(Lambda)He produced by the (pi(+), K+) reaction. (5)(Lambda)He is an s-shell hypernucleus and its polarization is due to the Lambda. One expects to obtain direct information on the elementary weak Lambda-->p-->np process. The asymmetry parameter has been determined to be 0.24+/-0.22. The implication of the result is discussed.

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PubMed1990

Androgenic actions of 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol in rat submandibular gland.

To evaluate the action of 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol(3 alpha-diol) in rat submandibular gland, 5 alpha-reductase, 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3 alpha-HSD) and oxidative 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3 alpha-HSDO) activities, and trypsin-like protease activities, were assayed in control, castrated and 3 alpha-diol injected rats. 3 alpha-Diol (1 mg/kg) was injected subcutaneously in castrated male rats daily for 7 days. A 47% decrease of 5 alpha-reductase activity in the nuclei and a 30% decrease of 3 alpha-HSD(O) activities in the cytosol were shown after castration. 3 alpha-Diol restored the 5 alpha-reductase and 3 alpha-HSD(O) activities to 82 and 140% of the control submandibular gland, respectively. 3 alpha-Diol raised the trypsin-like protease activity to near control values in the submandibular gland of castrated rats. Morphological observations also revealed a distinct effect of 3 alpha-diol on the number of granules of granular duct cells. It is concluded that 3 alpha-diol has an androgenic action in the rat submandibular gland. It stimulates the 3 alpha-HSD(O). The 3 alpha-HSD(O) in its turn may be responsible for DHT accumulation in the cells.

3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases↗
PubMed1990

Evidence of transformed androgen receptor in rat submandibular gland by three-step column chromatography.

The transformation of cytosolic androgen receptors was studied in the male rat submandibular gland (SMG) at 3 and 7 weeks of age, using 3H-R1881 as the labeled ligand. Sephacryl S-200 column chromatography revealed two R1881 binding proteins having a mol wt of 150-200 kDa and 14-20 kDa in cytosol. The affinity column of DE52 cellulose gave the main peak of cytosolic receptor at the KCl concentration of 1.5-2.5 M, demonstrating that the association of the 150-200 kDa with 14-20 kDa forms would depend on the ionic environment. The cytosolic 150-200 kDa protein, which had a high specificity to androgen, became lower in molecular weight to 14-20 kDa following DE52 cellulose column chromatography. The nuclear KCl extracted receptor, after dialyzing by Sephadex G-75 column, showed two peaks at 150-200 kDa and 14-20 kDa by Sephacryl S-200 column. The nuclear 150-200 kDa receptor was also associated with the 14-20 kDa protein by DE52-cellulose column at 1.5-2.5 M KCl. The binding eluate at 1.5-2.5 M KCl on DE52 was estimated to be a 14-20 kDa protein and was not dissociated into two forms by Sephacryl S-200. The androgen specificity to the nuclear 14-20 kDa binding protein was emphasized by high ionic strength. This report presented the evidence that the cytosolic high mol wt receptor had the same character as the nuclear receptor in ionic condition and that the cytosolic high mol wt receptor was composed of a nuclear receptor and nontransformed binding protein.

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