(Onaka, Nishihara) Resident in Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College.
(Minami) Assistant Professor in Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College.
(Ito) Professor, Department of Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University.
Received from the Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan, and the Department of Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Japan. Submitted for publication July 5, 1995. Accepted for publication January 24, 1996. Supported in part by grants-in-aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Scientific Research (B) (06454171), and for Encouragement of Young Scientists (06671243) from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan, and grants from the Japan Medical Association, the Ono Medical Research Foundation, the Naito Foundation, and Takeda Scientific Foundation.
Address reprint requests to Dr. Ito: Department of Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University, 10-15 Fumizono, Moriguchi 570, Japan.