THE


TOHOKU JOURNAL

OF

EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Since 1920


Vol. 227 No. 2 JUNE 2012

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CONTENTS

Invited Review
Current Perspectives on Protective Roles of Erythropoietin in Cardiovascular System: Erythropoietin Receptor as a Novel Therapeutic Target
Yutaka Kagaya, Yasuhide Asaumi, Wanting Wang, Morihiko Takeda, Makoto Nakano, Kimio Satoh, Yoshihiro Fukumoto and Hiroaki Shimokawa

Regular Contributions
Two Principal Components, Coping and Independence, Comprise Patient Enablement in Japan: Cross Sectional Study in Tohoku Area
Satoko Kurosawa, Masato Matsushima, Yasuki Fujinuma, Daichi Hayashi, Ikuko Noro, Tohru Kanaya, Takamasa Watanabe, Tomokazu Tominaga, Takuya Nagata, Ayako Kawasaki, Takumi Hosoya and Hiroyuki Yanagisawa

The Significance of Laparoscopy in Determining the Optimal Management Plan for Infertile Patients with Suspected Tubal Pathology Revealed by Hysterosalpingography
Isao Tsuji, Kazumi Ami, Nahoko Fujinami and Hiroshi Hoshiai

Letter to the Editor
A Simple Stock of Optical Glasses for a Catastrophic Disaster: Eyewear Donations after the 2011 Pacific Coast Tohoku Earthquake
Yuji Tanaka, Ayako Yamato, NaokoYaji and Masayuki Yamato




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