1. Carcinoma of the Gallbladder

   • Manoj Pandey
   • Alok K. Pathak
   • Vijay K. Shukla

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1145 - 1151

2. Endoscopic Treatment of Colorectal Polyps and Early Cancer

   • Shui-Yi Tung
   • Cheng-Shyong Wu
   • Ming-Yao Su

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1152 - 1156

3. Transforming Growth Factor-α Precursors in Human Colon Carcinoma Cells

   • Mònica Asbert
   • Beatriz Montaner
   • Ricardo Pérez-Tomás

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1157 - 1162

4. CASE REPORT: Solitary Cerebellar Metastasis as a Presentation for Colon Cancer

   • John DeWitt
   • H. Robert Lippman
   • Wahid Wassef

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1163 - 1166

5. CASE REPORT: Metastatic Gastric Maltoma

   • Jeffrey A. Bailey
   • Mike Giacaman
   • Walter E. Longo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1167 - 1170

6. Intraduodenal and Intrajejunal Administration of the Herbal Medicine, Dai-Kenchu-Tou, Stimulates Small Intestinal Motility via Cholinergic Receptors in Conscious Dogs

   • Xue-Lin Jin
   • Chikashi Shibata
   • Iwao Sasakimd

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1171 - 1176

7. Intestinointestinal Inhibitory Reflexes

   • Masaki Abo
   • Toshihiko Kono
   • J.D.Z. Chen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1177 - 1185

8. How Long Should a Long-Term Esophageal Motility Study Be?

   • S.M. Freys
   • K.H. Fuchs
   • A. Thiede

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1186 - 1193

9. Role of Substance P and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide in Acid-Induced Augmentation of Opossum Esophageal Blood Flow

   • M.J. Feldman
   • G.P. Morris
   • W.G. Paterson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1194 - 1199

10. Esophageal Motility of Patients with Chagas' Disease and Idiopathic Achalasia

    • Roberto O. Dantas
    • Neifi H.S. Deghaide
    • Eduardo A. Donadi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1200 - 1206

11. LETTER: Barriers to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Rats

    • H.C. McKirdy
    • R.W. Marshall

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1207 - 1207

12. Role of Endogenous Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandin in Duodenal Bicarbonate Response Induced by Mucosal Acidification in Rats

    • Shinichi Sugamoto
    • Shoji Kawauch
    • Koji Takeuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1208 - 1216

13. Stimulation of Intestinal Mucosal Afferent Nerves Increases Superior Mesenteric Artery and Decreases Mesenteric Adipose Tissue Blood Flow

    • Felix W. Leung
    • Michael Golub
    • Vay Liang W. Go

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1217 - 1222

14. Effect of Bile Salts on Colonic Mucus Secretion in Isolated Vascularly Perfused Rat Colon

    • Aline Barcelo
    • Jean Claustre
    • Pascale Plaisancié

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1223 - 1231

15. CASE REPORT: Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysm Associated with Celiac Axis Stenosis

    • P.G. Tarazov
    • A.M. Ignashov
    • A.S. Novikova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1232 - 1235

16. Changes in Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of Adult Rat Small Intestine Epithelium After Adrenalectomy

    • Benoit Foligne
    • Sabbah Aissaoui
    • Daniel Balas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1236 - 1246

17. Changes in Intraluminal Pressure in Rat Large Intestines with Aging and Effects of Dietary Fiber

    • Hideki Murakami
    • Satoru Iwane
    • Daisuke Sasaki

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1247 - 1254

18. Proglucagon-Derived Peptides in Intestinal Epithelial Proliferation

    • Mohammad A. Ghatei
    • Robert A. Goodlad
    • Stephen R. Bloom

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1255 - 1263

19. CASE REPORT: Recurrent Episodes of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Complicating Congenital Microvillous Atrophy

    • F.M. Ruemmele
    • L. Bindl
    • M.J. Lentze

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1264 - 1269

20. Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Treatment of Childhood Constipation

    • E. Broide
    • S. Pintov
    • E. Scapa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1270 - 1275

21. Autonomic Nervous System Function in Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    • Margaret Heitkemper
    • Monica Jarrett
    • Vicky Hertig

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1276 - 1284

22. Dose-Dependent Conjugation of Sulfobromophthalein and Hepatic Transit Time in Bile Fistula Rats

    • Susumu Tazuma
    • Kazuhiko Horikawa
    • Kazuaki Chayama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1285 - 1289

23. Modifying Hepatic Phospholipid Synthesis Associates with Biliary Phospholipid Secretion Rate in a Transporter-Independent Manner in Rats

    • Shigeyuki Yasumiba
    • Susumu Tazuma
    • Goro Kajiyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1290 - 1298

24. Role of PAF in Acute Liver Injury After Extended Hepatectomy

    • Shugo Mizuno
    • Takashi Izumi
    • Shuji Isaji

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1299 - 1304

25. Gender Affects Reperfusion Injury in Rat Liver

    • Antonio Gasbarrini
    • Giovanni Addolorato
    • Giovanni Gasbarrini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1305 - 1312

26. Disturbed Synthesis of Insulinlike Growth Factor I and Its Binding Proteins May Influence Renal Function Changes in Liver Cirrhosis

    • Conrado M. Fernández-Rodriguez
    • Ignacio Prada
    • Jesús Prieto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1313 - 1320

27. Cyclosporin A Is a Promising Alternative to Corticosteroids in Autoimmune Hepatitis

    • Reza Malekzadeh
    • Siavosh Nasseri-Moghaddam
    • Masoud Sotoudeh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1321 - 1327

28. Interdigestive Gallbladder Emptying, Antroduodenal Motility, and Motilin Release Patterns Are Altered in Cholesterol Gallstone Patients

    • M.F.J. Stolk
    • K.J. Van Erpecum
    • G.P. Vanberge-Henegouwen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1328 - 1334

29. Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Elastase 1 Assay in Patients with Pancreatic Maldigestion or Intestinal Malabsorption

    • A. Carroccio
    • F. Verghi
    • G. Montalto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1335 - 1342

30. Differential Effects of ET-1, ET-2, and ET-3 on Pancreatic Microcirculation, Tissue Integrity, and Inflammation

    • T. Plusczyk
    • B. Bersal
    • G. Feifel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1343 - 1351

31. Errata

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1352 - 1352

32. Book Reviews

    • Paul D. Webster

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1353 - 1354