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Functional Anatomy Lab
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The lab uncovers how the body works through the structure and function of organs and through animal models of disease.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring disease and reproduction through the structure and function of organs
The Functional Anatomy Lab studies the anatomical and histological features and physiological functions of mammalian organs.
It also studies the changes that occur when organs become abnormal due to environmental or genetic factors, that is, the mechanisms of disease.
The animals used in research range widely, from laboratory animals such as mice and rats to livestock such as pigs and cattle.
Undergraduates are assigned to the Applied Animal Science Course in their third year, and to this lab within the course in their fourth year (graduate school: Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture).
Key terms
- Animal models
- Animals that show conditions similar to human diseases and are used to study disease mechanisms
- Biomarkers
- Substances found in blood and elsewhere that serve as indicators of the presence or progression of disease
NewsLab news
Paper from joint research with Tokyo University of Agriculture and CLEA Japan accepted
Paper from joint research with JT and Niigata University accepted
Mouse liver paper with Assistant Professor Uno as corresponding author accepted
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research is grounded in understanding the anatomical and histological features and the physiological functions of organs. On that basis, it studies the mechanisms of disease that arise when organs become abnormal, using a wide range of animals from laboratory animals to livestock.
*Illustrative imageExamining bodily changes in animal models of disease
Using physiological, pharmacological, and histopathological methods, the lab examines changes in the kidneys, liver, pancreas, muscle, bone, and intestines of animal models of diabetes and obesity. It also analyzes animal models of kidney disease and ulcerative colitis.
*Illustrative imageSearching for factors that suppress lifestyle-related diseases
Using rat and mouse disease models, the lab investigates how nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, diabetes, and their complications arise and progress, and searches for factors that could serve as new therapeutic targets or biomarkers.
*Illustrative imageFactors that support livestock reproduction
As livestock productivity has risen, reproductive efficiency has declined. The lab studies factors involved in ovarian formation and function and the effects of the environment on preimplantation embryo development, and develops methods to improve reproductive efficiency and avoid reproductive disorders.
MembersFaculty
The Functional Anatomy Lab consists of faculty members and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.
- ProfessorTakeshi Ota
- Assistant ProfessorMiki Sugimoto
- Assistant ProfessorKinuko Uno
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Blausen 0592 KidneyAnatomy 01” BruceBlaus. When using this image in external sources it can be cited as: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN . / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Examining bodily changes in animal models of disease: “Vector diagram of laboratory mouse (black and white)” Gwilz / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Searching for factors that suppress lifestyle-related diseases: “Human Pancreas (NIH BioArt 239)” Courtesy of NIAID Ryan Kissinger / Public domain (cropped)
- Factors that support livestock reproduction: “Comparative embryology of the vertebrates; with 2057 drawings and photos. grouped as 380 illus ( )” Internet Archive Book Images / Public domain (cropped)
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