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2. Iwata T, Shirai T, Uemichi K, Tanimura R & Takemasa T (2024). Effect of spermidine intake on skeletal muscle regeneration after chemical injury in male mice. Physiol Rep 12, e70092. 

1. Shirai T, Iwata T, Uemichi K, Tanimura R, Iwai R, Takemasa T. The effect of serum from calorie-restricted mouse on mTOR signaling in C2C12 myotubes. J Endocrinol. 259(2):e230111. 

 1. Uemichi K, Shirai T, Tanimura R, Takemasa T. Effects of mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 inhibition on mitochondrial dynamics-related responses induced by resistance exercise in mouse skeletal muscle. Advances in Exercise and Sports Physiology, 28-2, 2022.

2. Uemichi K, Shirai T, Hanakita H, Yamauchi Y, Takemasa T. Maslinic Acid Enhances mTOR Signaling Activity After Acute Resistance Exercise in Mouse Skeletal Muscle. International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 7 (3): 162-170, 2022.

3. Uemichi K, Shirai T, Matsuno R, Iwata T, Tanimura R, Takemasa T. The role of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 in the regulation of mitochondrial adaptation during skeletal muscle atrophy under denervation or calorie restriction in mice. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2023 Mar 1;48(3):241-255. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2022-0336. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 36786420.

 4.  Shirai T, Kitaoka Y, Uemichi K, Tokinoya K, Takeda K, Takemasa T. Effects of lactate administration on hypertrophy and mTOR signaling activation in mouse skeletal muscle. Physiol Rep. 2022 Aug;10(16):e15436. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15436. PMID: 35993446; PMCID: PMC9393907. 

5.  Tanimura R, Kobayashi L, Shirai T, Takemasa T. Effects of exercise intensity on white adipose tissue browning and its regulatory signals in mice. Physiol Rep. 2022 Mar;10(5):e15205. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15205. PMID: 35286020; PMCID: PMC8919700.