Background
Shimazu, Takashi was born on September 15, 1932 in Akashi, Hyogo, Japan.
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In the liver, nutrients taken up from food are utilized for the synthesis of different components of the body, and the waste matter and harmful substances produced are disposed or detoxicated. These functions of the liver must be regulated in accordance with the state of the body. The nervous system plays this regulatory role, one which is reminiscent of the production management system in a factory. This book reviews all aspects of neuro-hepatology, especially in relation to the neural control of liver function.
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Shimazu, Takashi was born on September 15, 1932 in Akashi, Hyogo, Japan.
Doctor of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Osaka University, Japan, 1963.
Assistant professor Osaka University Medical School, 1961-1972, associate professor, 1972-1973. Head department Psychiatric Research Institute, Tokyo, 1973-1980. Professor Ehime University School Medicine, Japan, 1980—1998, dean, 1993-1995, professor emeritus, since 1998.
Professor Hiroshima Jogakuin University, 1998—2005. Clinical scholar Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, 1988. Visiting professor Taishan Medical College, Taian, People's Republic China, 1994.
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Member International Association for Study of Obesity (member general council since 1994), International Brain Research Organization, International Diabetes Federation.
M. Teruko Kasai.