PROFILE

SAKAI Tatsuo, M.D., Ph.D.


Department of Anatomy and Life Structure

Short Biography

1978
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
1986
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
1990-2019
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Life Structure, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
2019-Present
Emeritus Professor, Department of Anatomy and Life Structure, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
 

Main Research Topics and Interests

  • Human anatomy
  • Cell biology of the kidney and blood vessels
  • History of medicine
  • Instruction of anatomy and donation

Publications (in English)

  • Original Articles (101)
  • Review Articles (7)
  • Books (12)
  • Impact Factor (404.539)
  • Citation Index (2,840)

Recent Main Publications

  • Ichimura K, Miyazaki N, Sadayama S, Murata K, Koike M, Nakamura K, Ohta K, Sakai T: Three-dimensional architecture of podocytes revealed by block-face scanning electron microscopy.  Sci Rep, 2015 Mar 11; 5: 8993. doi: 10.1038/srep08993.
  • Kumazaki T, Ehara Y, Sakai T: Anatomy and physiology of hamstring injury. Int J Sports Med, 2012; 33: 950-954.
  • Kurihara H, Harita Y, Ichimura K, Hattori S, Sakai T: SIRP-alpha-CD47 system functions as an intercellular signal in renal glomerulus. Am J Physiol, 2010; 299: F517-F527.
  • Ichimura K, Stan RV, Kurihara H, Sakai T: Glomerular endothelial cells form diaphragms during development and pathologic conditions. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2008; 19: 1463-1471
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