Abstract: A method for assessing aging of erythrocytes that includes preparing an erythrocyte suspension from a blood sample; a allowing the erythrocyte suspension to pass through a first filter, separating aged erythrocytes that do not pass through the first filter, and non-aged erythrocytes that pass through the first filter, and to calculate a deformability of erythrocytes, allowing the separated non-aged erythrocyte suspension to pass through a second filter having micropores which diameter is smaller than the first filter, separating mild aged erythrocytes that do not pass through the second filter and juvenile erythrocytes that pass through the second filter, and to calculate a deformability of the non-aged erythrocytes; and assessing aging of erythrocytes, using the deformability of erythrocyte and the deformability of non-aged erythrocyte.

Abstract: A compound presented by the following Chemical Formula 1, a racemic form, or a salt thereof: wherein, X represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom, or a carbon atom, R1 represents R1a—Y—R1b (wherein R1a and R1b each independently represent a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, or a combination thereof, and Y represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom, or a carbon atom), R2 represents a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and R3 represents choline, ethanolamine, inositol, or serine.

Abstract: The invention relates to aminotetrahydronaphthalene derivatives which are intermediates for the preparation of sulfonylaminotetrahydronaphthalenes.

Abstract: A tetrahydronaphthalene derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, naphthyl group, a sulfur- or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, a lower alkyl group or cycloalkyl group, and R.sup.2 is hydroxymethyl group, carboxyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group or a group of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R.sup.

Abstract: Novel phenoxyacetic acid derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, naphthyl group or a sulfur-containing 5-membered hetero-monocyclic group, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a phenyl-lower alkyl group or phenyl group, R.sup.5 is hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R.sup.6 is carboxyl group, a protected carboxyl group, hydroxy group or a di(lower alkyl)-amino group, Ring A is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, m is 0 or 1 and n is an integer 0 to 5, provided that, when m is 0,(1) at least either one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 is or/are a phenyl-lower alkyl group or phenyl group,(2) at least either one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 is or/are a lower alkyl group, and R.sup.6 is hydroxy group, or(3) all of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are hydrogen atom, and Ring A is a substituted phenylene group,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: Novel phenoxyacetic acid of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ring A is phenylene group or a phenylene group having 1 to 2 substituent(s) selected from a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group and a halogen atom; either one or two group(s) of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are a lower alkyl group, and the other groups are hydrogen atom; R.sup.5 is phenyl group or a phenyl group having 1 to 3 substituent(s) selected from a lower alkyl group, a halogen atom a lower alkoxy group and nitro group; and --COOR.sup.6 is carboxyl group or a protected carboxyl group, or a salt thereof are disclosed. Said derivative (I) and a salt thereof have a potent platelet aggregration-inhibiting activity.