1. Small bowel perforation due to cholesterol atheromatous embolism

   • Jose A. Jimenez-Heffernan
   • Candido M. Martinez-Garcia
   • Emilio Burgos

   Case Report Pages: 481 - 484

2. Expression of growth factor receptor-encoded mRNA by colonic epithelial cells is altered in inflammatory bowel diseas

   • Richard J. Alexander
   • Asit Panja
   • Robert F. Raicht

   Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Immunology, And Microbiology Pages: 485 - 494

3. Endotoxin-resistant mice are protected from PAF-induced bowel injury and death role of TNF, complement activation, and endogenous PAF production

   • Xiaoming Sun
   • Michael S. Caplan
   • Wei Hsueh

   Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Immunology, And Microbiology Pages: 495 - 502

4. Ketotifen ameliorates capsaicin-augmented acetic acid-induced colitis

   • R. Eliakim
   • F. Karmeli
   • D. Rachmilewitz

   Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Immunology, And Microbiology Pages: 503 - 509

5. Polarized Caco-2 cells

   • Robert D. Baker
   • Susan S. Baker
   • Karen Larosa

   Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Immunology, And Microbiology Pages: 510 - 518

6. Immunocytochemical localization of pancreatitis-associated protein in human small intestine

   • Luis Masciotra
   • Paulette Lechêne de la Porte
   • Juan L. Iovanna

   Intestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Immunology, And Microbiology Pages: 519 - 524

7. Aseptic systemic abscesses preceding diagnosis of Crohn's disease by three years

   • Marc Andre
   • Olivier Aumaitre
   • Jean-Charles Piette

   Letter To The Editor Pages: 525 - 527

8. Fatal invasive aspergillosis during cyclosporine and steroids treatment for Crohn's disease

   • Alfredo Scalzini
   • Chiara Barni
   • Lodovico Sueri

   Letter To The Editor Pages: 528 - 528

9. Role of nutrient fat and cholecystokinin in regulation of gallbladder emptying in man

   • F. Froehlich
   • J. J. Gonvers
   • M. Fried

   Pancreatic And Biliary Disorders Pages: 529 - 533

10. Black pigment gallstones with cholesterol gallstones in the same gallbladder

    • Francesco Cetta
    • Francesco Lombardo
    • Peter F. Malet

    Pancreatic And Biliary Disorders Pages: 534 - 538

11. Intraoperative cholangiogram-induced bradycardia—another indication for common bile duct exploration

    • Yoram Kluger
    • Oded Jurim
    • Zvi Gimmon

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 539 - 539

12. Nonesterified fatty acids in acute cerulein-induced pancreatitis in the rat are they really deleteriousin vivo?

    • François Paye
    • Jacques Chariot
    • Claude Rozé

    Panoreatic And Biliary Disorders Pages: 540 - 545

13. Beneficial effects of preventive oral administration of camostate on cerulein-induced pancreatitis in rats

    • K. Kisfalvi
    • M. Papp
    • Ulm G. Gorácz

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 546 - 547

14. Recipient Kupffer cell influx into xenografted liver

    • Yasuo Yamaguchi
    • Edward C. Halperin
    • Michio Ogawa

    Liver: Cirrhosis, Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, And Transplantation Pages: 548 - 551

15. Perfused Kupffer cell mass

    • J. Hoefs
    • K. Chang
    • P. Braunstein

    Liver: Cirrhosis, Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, And Transplantation Pages: 552 - 560

16. Prevalence and prognostic significance of bacterascites in cirrhosis with ascites

    • Chia-Ming Chu
    • Keng-Yuang Chang
    • Yun-Fan Liaw

    Liver: Cirrhosis, Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, And Transplantation Pages: 561 - 565

17. Glycine-to-arginine substitution at codon 145 of HBsAg in two infants Born to hepatitis B e antigen-positive carrier

    • Keisuke Hino
    • Michiari Okuda
    • Kiwamu Okita

    Liver: Cirrhosis, Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, And Transplantation Pages: 566 - 570

18. Primary biliary cirrhosis diagnosed during pregnancy

    • Mordechai Rabinovitz
    • Ragunath Appasamy
    • Sidney Finkelstein

    Case Report Pages: 571 - 574

19. Treatment of Crigler-Najjar type II with small-dose phenobarbital

    • Zobair M. Younossi
    • Parviz Foroozan

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 575 - 575

20. Chili—Protective factor against peptic ulcer?

    • J. Y. Kang
    • K. G. Yeoh
    • I. Yap

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 576 - 579

21. Chili protects against aspirin-induced gastroduodenal mucosal injury in humans

    • K. G. Yeoh
    • J. Y. Kang
    • C. H. Teng

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 580 - 583

22. Impact of functional dyspepsia on quality of life

    • Nicholas J. Talley
    • Amy L. Weaver
    • Alan R. Zinsmeister

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 584 - 589

23. Treatment of erosive reflux esophagitis resistant to H₂-receptor antagonist therapy

    • Malcolm Robinson
    • Donald R. Campbell
    • Seymour M. Sabesin

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 590 - 597

24. Endoscopic ultrasonographic abnormalities and lower esophageal sphincter function in reflux esophagitis

    • Osamu Kawamura
    • Toshikazu Sekiguchi
    • Tsuneo Ohwada

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 598 - 605

25. Cytomegalovirus infection of esophagus in immunocompetent adult

    • Claude Altman
    • Pierre Bedossa
    • Catherine Buffet

    Case Report Pages: 606 - 608

26. Serological parameters in assessment of degree of gastritis in healthy volunteers

    • J. Kreuning
    • J. Lindeman
    • C. B. H. W. Lamers

    Case Report Pages: 609 - 614

27. Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric juice vitamin C levels

    • Theodoros Rokkas
    • Georgios Papatheodorou
    • Nikolaos Giannikos

    Case Report Pages: 615 - 621

28. Effect of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on serum gastrin levels: Does presence ofH. Pylori make a difference?

    • J. S. Mathews
    • H. M. El-Newihi
    • A. A. Mihas

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 622 - 623

29. Gastric emptying in Mexican Americans compared to non-Hispanic whites

    • Joyce G. Schwartz
    • C. Alex McMahan
    • William T. Phillips

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 624 - 630

30. Recent trends in mortality from peptic ulcer disease in Finland

    • H. Paimela
    • T. Joutsi
    • E. Kivilaakso

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 631 - 635

31. Antral emptying of semisolid meal measured by real-time ultrasonography in chronic renal failure

    • D. L. Dumitrascu
    • J. Barnert
    • M. Wienbeck

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 636 - 644

32. Effect of ranitidine on intragastric pH and stress-related upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with severe head injury

    • Philip Burgess
    • Gerald M. Larson
    • Craig A. Metz

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 645 - 650

33. Cholecystokinin is a potent protective agent against alcohol-induced gastric injury in the rat

    • David W. Mercer
    • James M. Cross
    • Thomas A. Miller

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 651 - 660

34. Relationship between gastroprotective effect of locally acting antiulcer agent ecabet sodium and its binding to gastric mucosa in rats

    • Mine Kinoshita
    • Kazuya Yamasaki
    • Hajime Tamaki

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 661 - 667

35. Effect of aging on gastric mucosal proliferation in rats treated with aspirin

    • Yitzhak Twersky
    • Meyer Blumstein
    • Victoria Kranz

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 668 - 669

36. Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N^G-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester on duodenal alkaline secretory and ulcerogenic responses induced by mepirizole in rats

    • Koji Takeuchi
    • Tomohisa Ohuchi
    • Susumu Okabe

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 670 - 677

37. Effect of somatostatin-14 on duodenal mucosal bicarbonate secretion in guinea pigs

    • H. S. Odes
    • R. Muallem
    • K. -F. Sewing

    Esophageal, Gastric, And Duodenal Disorders Pages: 678 - 684

38. Transglutaminase in azoxymethane-induced colon cancer in the rat

    • Giuseppe D'Argenio
    • Paola Iovino
    • Gabriele Mazzacca

    Gastrointestinal Oncology Pages: 685 - 695

39. Endoscopic ultrasonography in diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer

    • Akihiko Nakaizumi
    • Hiroyuki Uehara
    • Shigeru Okuda

    Gastrointestinal Oncology Pages: 696 - 700

40. Nonsurgical management of primary cholangiocarcinoma

    • Bhaskar Banerjee
    • Stephen K. Teplick

    Gastrointestinal Oncology Pages: 701 - 705

41. Screening of hepatocellular carcinoma in French patients

    • F. Durand
    • C. Buffet
    • J. P. Etienne

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 706 - 707

42. News and notices

    News Pages: 708 - 708