Kawaguchi A., Ogawa M., Saito K., Matsuzaki F., Okano H., Miyata T.: Differential expression of Pax6 and Ngn2 between pair-generated cortical neurons.
J. Neurosci. Res. 78: 784-795, 2004.

Hori K., Ito M., Fuwa T.J., Okano H., Baron M., Matsuno K.: Deltex induces an accumulation of the vesicular Notch protein and activates Suppressor of hairless-independent Notch signaling in
Drosophila. Development 131: 5527-5537, 2004.

Okada Y., Shimazaki T., Sobue G., Okano H.: Retinoic acid-concentration-dependent acquisition of neural cell identity during in vitro differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells.
Dev. Biol. 275: 124-142, 2004.

Kawada H., Fujita J., Kinjo K., Matsuzaki Y., Tsuma M., Miyatake H., Muguruma Y., Itabashi Y., Ikeda Y., Ogawa S., Okano H., Hotta T., Ando K., Fukuda K.: The bone marrow-derived cardiomyocyte is non-hematopoietic origin: possible contribution of mesenchymal stem cells.
Blood 104: 3581-3587, 2004.

Unezaki S., Nishikawa M., Okuda-Ashitaka E., Masu Y., Mukai M., Kobayashi S., Sawamoto K., Okano H., Ito S.: Characterization of isoforms of MOVO zinc finger protein, a mouse homologue of Drosophila Ovo, as a transcription factor.
Gene 336: 47-58, 2004.

Ishibashi S., Sakaguchi M., Kuroiwa T., Shimazaki T., Okano H., Mizusawa H.: Human neuronal stem cells improve sensorimotor and cognitive impairment in Mongolian gerbils after ischemia.
J. Neurosci. Res. 78: 215-223, 2004.

Uchida K., Mukai M., Okano H., Hayashi T., Kawase T.: Possible origin of the astroblastoma: A novel concept based on experimental findings from clinical material and a review of the literature.
Neurosurgery 55: 977-987, 2004.

Sakuragawa N., Kakinuma K., Hatada S., Kikuchi A., Okano H., Uchida S., Kamo I., Yokoyama Y.: Human Amnion Mesenchyme Cells Express Phenotype of Neuronal Progenitor Cells.
J. Neurosci Res. 78: 208-214, 2004.

Yoshizaki T., Inaji M., Kouike H., Shimazaki T., Sawamoto K., Ando K., Date I., Kobayashi K., Suhara T., Uchiyama Y., Okano H.: Isolation and transplantation of dopaminergic neurons generated from mouse embryonic stem cells.
Neurosci. Lett. 363: 33-37, 2004.

Tokunaga A., Kohyama J., Yoshida T., Nakao K., Sawamoto K., Okano H.: Mapping spatio-temporal activation of Notch signaling during neurogenesis and gliogenesis in the developing mouse brain.
J. Neurochem. 90: 142-154, 2004..

Ozawa Y., Nakao K., Shimazaki T., Takeda J., Akira S., Ishihara K., Hirano T., Oguchi Y., Okano H.: Down-regulation of STAT3 activation is required for presumptive rod photoreceptor cells to differentiate in the postnatal retina.
Mol. Cell Neurosci. 26: 258-270, 2004.

Sakaguchi H., Yaoi T., Suzuki T., Okano H., Hisa Y., Fushiki N.: Spatiotemporal patterns of Musashi1 expression during inner ear development.
Neuroreport 15: 997-1001, 2004.

Matsuzaki Y., Kinjo K., Mulligan RC., Okano H.: Unexpectedly efficient homing capacity of purified murine hematopoietic stem cell.
Immunity 20: 87-93, 2004.

Mikami Y., Okano H., Sakaguchi M., Nakamura M., Shimazaki T., Okano H.J., Kawakami Y., Toyama Y., Toda M.: Implantation of dendritic cells in the injured adult spinal coed results in activation of the endogenous neural/progenitor cells for den novo neurogenesis and axonal regeneration, leading to functional recovery.
J. Neurosci. Res. 76: 453-465, 2004.

Ohba H., Chiyoda T., Endo E., Yano M., Hayakawa Y., Sakaguchi M., Darnell RB., Okano HJ., Okano H.: Sox21 is a repressor of neuronal differentiation and is antagonized by YB-1.
Neurosci. Lett. 358: 157-60, 2004.

Murata J., Murayama A., Horii A., Doi K., Harada T., Okano H., Kubo T.: Expression of Musashi1, a neural RNA-binding protein, in the cochler of young adult mice.
Neurosci. Lett. 354: 201-204, 2004.

Yamashima T., Tonchev B.A., Seki T. Sawamoto K., Okano H.: Vascular adventitia generates neuronal progenitors in monkey hippocampus after ischemia.
Hippocampus 14: 861-875, 2004.

Ieda M., Fukuda K., Kimura K., Hisaka Y., Kawaguchi H., Shimoda K., Takeshita E., Okano H., Kurihara Y., Kurihara H., Ishida J., Fukamizu A., Salamone L., Howard J.F., Ogawa S.: Endothelin-1 regulates cardiac sympathetic nerve innervation in the rodent hearty by controlling nerve growth factor expression.
b>J. Clini. Invest. 113: 876-884, 2004.

Watanabe K., Nakamura M., Iwanami A., Fujita Y., Kanemura Y., Toyama Y., Okano H.: Comparison between fetal spinal cord-and forebrain-derived neural stem/progenitor cells as a source of transplantation for spinal cord injury.
Dev. Neurosci. 26: 275-287, 2004.

Okada S., Nakamura M., Mikami Y., Ohsugi Y., Yoshizaki K., Kishimoto T., Toyama Y., Okano H.: Blockade of interleukin-6 receptor ameliorates functional recovery in spinal cord injury.
J. Neurosci. Res. 76: 265-276, 2004.