1. First-pass metabolism of alcohol

   • Rajesh Sharma
   • R. Thomas Gentry
   • Charles S. Lieber

   Liver: Infectious, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Disorders Pages: 2091 - 2097

2. Significance of human leukocyte antigens DR3 and DR4 in chronic viral hepatitis

   • Albert J. Czaja
   • Herschel A. Carpenter
   • S. Breanndan Moore

   Liver: Infectious, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Disorders Pages: 2098 - 2106

3. Serum levels of interferon-α and-γ in acute and chronic hepatitis B virus infection

   • Chia-Ming Chu
   • I-Shyan Sheen
   • Yun-Fan Liaw

   Liver: Infectious, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Disorders Pages: 2107 - 2112

4. Primary biliary cirrhosis induced by interferon-α therapy for hepatitis C virus infection

   • Emilio D'Amico
   • Marino Paroli
   • Giuseppe Consoli

   Liver: Infectious, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Disorders Pages: 2113 - 2116

5. Development of granulomatous hepatitis during treatment with interferon-α_2b

   • Albert Propst
   • Theresa Propst
   • Wolfgang Vogel

   Liver: Infectious, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Disorders Pages: 2117 - 2118

6. Tuberculous peritonitis complicating corticosteroid therapy for acute alcoholic hepatitis

   • Jacob Korula

   Liver: Infectious, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Disorders Pages: 2119 - 2120

7. Effects of transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic shunt (TIPS) on splanchnic and systemic hemodynamics, and hepatic function in patients with portal hypertension

   • J. M. Rodríguez-Laiz
   • R. Bańares
   • G. Clemente

   Liver: Cirrhosis, Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, and Transplantation Pages: 2121 - 2127

8. Cholangiographic features in fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver

   • Claude Altman
   • Monique Fabre
   • Jean-Pierre Etienne

   Liver: Cirrhosis, Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, and Transplantation Pages: 2128 - 2133

9. Differential distribution of human epidermal growth factor receptor family in acute pancreatitis

   • Matthias Ebert
   • Helmut Friess
   • Murray Korc

   Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2134 - 2142

10. Structure and composition of primary intrahepatic stones in Korean patients

    • M. -H. Kim
    • J. Sekijima
    • S. P. Lee

    Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2143 - 2151

11. Cholecystokinin-8 induces edematous pancreatitis in dogs associated with short burst of trypsinogen activation

    • K. W. Simpson
    • N. Beechey-Newman
    • J. Hermon-Taylor

    Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2152 - 2161

12. Protective effect of nitric oxide on development of acute pancreatitis in rats

    • Xiaohong Liu
    • Itsuro Nakano
    • Hajime Nawata

    Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2162 - 2169

13. Intestinal morphology and cytokinetics in pancreatic insufficiency

    • Martin Hauer-Jensen
    • Gudbrand Skjonsberg
    • Ole Petter Fraas Clausen

    Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2170 - 2176

14. Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (ONO-5046) prevents lung hemorrhage induced by lipopolysaccharide in rat model of cerulein pancreatitis

    • Lei Guo
    • Yasuo Yamaguchi
    • Michio Ogawa

    Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2177 - 2183

15. Effect of microcirculatory perfusion on distribution of trypsinogen activation peptides in acute experimental pancreatitis

    • T. Foitzik
    • H. G. Hotz
    • H. J. Buhr

    Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2184 - 2188

16. Classification of gallstones and epidemiologic studies

    • Francesco Cetta
    • Francesco Lombardo
    • William E. Kurtin

    Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders Pages: 2189 - 2191

17. Localization of an obstructing esophageal lesion

    • C. Mel Wilcox
    • Lorraine N. Alexander
    • W. Scott Clark

    Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Disorders Pages: 2192 - 2196

18. Esophageal tissue band transected with hot biopsy forceps

    • Andrew Y. Su
    • Timothy L. Huggins
    • William V. Harford

    Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Disorders Pages: 2197 - 2199

19. Influence of cisapride on gastric emptying of solids and liquids monitored by¹³C breath tests

    • Li-Ping Duan
    • Barbara Braden
    • Bernhard Lembcke

    Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Disorders Pages: 2200 - 2206

20. Gastric mucosal histamine storing cells

    • Paolo Bechi
    • Paolo Romagnoli
    • Emanuela Masini

    Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Disorders Pages: 2207 - 2213

21. Detection and partial sequence analysis ofHelicobacter pylori DNA in the bile samples

    • Tin-Tsan Lin
    • Chau-Ting Yeh
    • Yun-Fan Liaw

    Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Disorders Pages: 2214 - 2219

22. Effect of NSAIDs on gallbladder bile composition

    • Richard K. Sterling
    • Mitchell L. Shiffman
    • Edward W. Moore

    Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Disorders Pages: 2220 - 2226

23. Isoproterenol-induced gastric mucosal protection from bile acid

    • David W. Mercer
    • Nipun B. Merchant
    • Daniel T. Dempsey

    Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Disorders Pages: 2227 - 2235

24. Intraoperative enteroscopy in the diagnosis of partial intestinal obstruction in infancy

    • Christopher Duggan
    • Robert C. Shamberger
    • Alan M. Leichtner

    Diagnostic and Interventional Techniques Pages: 2236 - 2238

25. Absence of effect of nicotine on rectal sensation, rectal compliance, and anal sphincter pressures in healthy subjects

    • Hymie Kavin
    • Suzanne Shivley

    Motility, Nerve-Gut Interactions, Hormones, and Receptors Pages: 2239 - 2243

26. Efficacy of peripheral kappa agonist fedotozine versus placebo in treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

    • M. Dapoigny
    • J. -L. Abitbol
    • B. Fraitag

    Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Immunology Pages: 2244 - 2249

27. Changes in substance P-immunoreactive innervation of human colon associated with ulcerative colitis

    • Ulla Keränen
    • Tuula Kiviluoto
    • Seppo Soinila

    Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Immunology Pages: 2250 - 2258

28. D-Xylose hydrogen breath tests compared to absorption kinetics in human patients with and without malabsorption

    • Stephen Carlson
    • Robert M. Craig

    Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Immunology Pages: 2259 - 2267

29. Phorbol myristate acetateex vivo model of enhanced colonic epithelial permeability

    • M. Cecilia Berin
    • Mikael G. Buell

    Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Immunology Pages: 2268 - 2279

30. Production of activin a in human intestinal epithelial cell line

    • Norio Kawamura
    • Romi Nobusawa
    • Itaru Kojima

    Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Immunology Pages: 2280 - 2285

31. Idiopathic megarectum in adults

    • Giuseppe Chiarioni
    • Gabrio Bassotti
    • Italo Vantini

    Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Immunology Pages: 2286 - 2292

32. Anal “epistaxis”: Exteriorization of rectal bleeding during colonoscopy

    • Georges Delpre
    • Yaron Niv

    Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Immunology Pages: 2293 - 2293

33. News and notices

    News Pages: 2294 - 2294