1. Letter from the Editor

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 3

2. American Association of Tissue Banks: A Historical Reflection Upon Entering the 21st Century

   • Michael J. Joyce

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 8

3. The US Navy Tissue Bank: 50 Years on the Cutting Edge

   • D. Michael Strong

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 16

4. Brief History of the Tissue Bank, Charles University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

   • Pavel Měřička

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 25

5. The Future Role of the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) in Tissue Banking

   • Glyn O. Phillips

   Discussion Pages: 27 - 40

6. Diploma Training for Technologists in Tissue Banking

   • A. Nather

   Discussion Pages: 41 - 44

7. Fetal Tissue Banking for Transplantation: Characteristics of the Donor Population and Considerations for Donor and Tissue Screening

   • Helen Newman-Gage
   • Daniel Bravo
   • Alan Fantel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 53

8. Investigation of Functional and Morphological Integrity of Freshly Isolated and Cryopreserved Human Hepatocytes

   • Alina Ostrowska
   • Donald C. Bode
   • Stephen Zeisloft

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 68

9. The Effects of Prolonged Cryopreservation on the Biomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts: A Microbiological, Histological and Mechanical Study

   • Moshe Salai
   • Tamar Brosh
   • Israel Dudkiewitz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 73

10. Biocompatibility Studies of a New Biosynthetic Dermal Substitute Based on Collagen/Hyaluronan Conjugate

    • J. Koller
    • D. Bakoš
    • I. Sadloňová

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 80

11. The Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus Positive Serological Test Results Among Cornea Donors

    • Michael Cahane
    • Adiel Barak
    • Isaac Avni

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 85

12. Standards For Sperm Banking

    • F. Dondero
    • H.J. Glander

    Discussion Pages: 87 - 90

13. Voice of Associations

    Conference Report Pages: 91 - 92

14. Calendar of Events

    Events Pages: 93 - 94

15. Honorary Membership of EATB 1999 – Professor Dr. Med. Yongyudh Vajaradul (2nd World Congress and 8th EATB Annual Meeting, October 7–10, 1999, Warsaw, Poland)

    Announcement Pages: 95 - 95