Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method of sorting a skeletal muscle progenitor cell from a cell population containing the skeletal muscle progenitor cell. The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a step of introducing miRNA-responsive mRNA into a cell population. The miRNA-responsive mRNA contains (i) a nucleic acid having a sequence specifically recognized by miRNA specifically expressed in a skeletal muscle progenitor cell, and (ii) a nucleic acid containing a sequence encoding a marker protein.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method of sorting a skeletal muscle progenitor cell from a cell population containing the skeletal muscle progenitor cell. The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a step of introducing miRNA-responsive mRNA into a cell population. The miRNA-responsive mRNA contains (i) a nucleic acid having a sequence specifically recognized by miRNA specifically expressed in a skeletal muscle progenitor cell, and (ii) a nucleic acid containing a sequence encoding a marker protein.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an agent for suppressing melanin production and/or inhibiting elastase activity containing a plant extract as an effective substance with high safety and acceptable levels of stability and odor or sediment formation and an agent for external application to the skin comprising the above agent which has excellent effects in skin-whitening and skin-beautifying. The object is attained by providing an agent for external application to the skin containing indigo-plant extract.

Abstract: A logical port L1, which is obtained by integrating switch ports in a switch 16 and storage ports in a storage 20, and an access path group connecting the switch port in the switch 16 to the logical device 46 in the storage 29 are associated with each other, and information indicating that the entrance of the logical port L1 serves as the entrance of access for a host computer 10 is provided to the host computer 10.

Abstract: Provided is a storage system having a first storage controller and a second storage controller. An actual device of the second storage controller is mapped to a virtual device of the first storage controller. The first storage controller has a port for transmitting control cylinder information to be written in a control information area of the actual device. As the format data to be transmitted from the first storage controller to the second storage controller, it will suffice so as long as control cylinder information is transmitted, and high speed formatting can be performed since it is not necessary to transmit 0 data.

Abstract: Provided is a storage system having a first storage controller and a second storage controller. An actual device of the second storage controller is mapped to a virtual device of the first storage controller. The first storage controller has a port for transmitting control cylinder information to be written in a control information area of the actual device. As the format data to be transmitted from the first storage controller to the second storage controller, it will suffice so as long as control cylinder information is transmitted, and high speed formatting can be performed since it is not necessary to transmit 0 data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a leader or trailer tape for a magnetic tape, which comprises a plastic support member and, on one side thereof, a laminated coating consisting of at least (1) an electrically conductive layer as a first layer and (2) a layer containing mainly a pigment and a binder as a second layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a support base having a surface roughness of at most 0.33 micron, a magnetic recording layer having a Young's modulus of at least 5.times.10.sup.10 dyne/cm.sup.2 and being provided on one side of the base and a cationic surface active agent layer provided on the other side of the base in a proportion of 0.2 to 500 mg/m.sup.2.

Abstract: This invention relates to a magnetic recording medium which comprises a support having a surface roughness of at most 0.35 micron, a magnetic recording layer on one side of the support and a lubricant layer containing a lubricant represented by the following general formula, ##STR1## in which R=C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1, n=12-18, x=0-8 and y=1-50 and being coated onto the opposite side to the magnetic recording layer with a mean coating quantity of 1 to 500 mg/m.sup.2.

Abstract: A cleaning tape used for cleaning the surface of a magnetic recording head of a tape recorder or the like consists of a substrate and a cleaning layer. The cleaning layer contains two kinds of particles. One kind of particles has a small diameter and a high hardness, and the other has a large diameter and a low hardness.

Abstract: A magnetic recording material which comprises a support having thereon a magnetic recording layer comprising a ferromagnetic substance and a binder, wherein the ferromagnetic substance comprises a mixture of (1) a Berthollide iron oxide having a particle size of about 0.5 .mu. or larger and a degree of oxidation represented by the value of x in FeO.sub.x of 1.33<x.ltoreq.1.45 and (2) a Berthollide iron oxide having a particle size of about 0.4 .mu. or smaller and a degree of oxidation represented by the value of x in FeO.sub.x of 1.43.ltoreq. x< 1.50, in which the weight ratio of Berthollide iron oxide (1) to Berthollide iron oxide (2) ranges from about 1:4 to 4:1.