1. Hibernating, stunning and ischemic preconditioning of the myocardium: therapeutic implications

   • F. Niroomand
   • W. Kübler

   Review Pages: 731 - 736

2. Molecular therapeutic strategies in hepatitis B virus infection

   • W. -B. Offensperger
   • H. E. Blum
   • W. Gerok

   Review Pages: 737 - 741

3. Colonic fermentation: metabolic and clinical implications

   • K. H. Soergel

   Overview Pages: 742 - 748

4. Lupus therapy

   • H. Baart de la Faille

   Overview Pages: 749 - 753

5. Impact of long-term hemodialysis on nutritional status in patients with end-stage renal failure

   • P. Kaufmann
   • K. H. Smolle
   • G. J. Krejs

   Original Article Pages: 754 - 761

6. Circulating adhesion molecules ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin in systemic vasculitis : marked differences between Wegener's granulomatosis and systemic lupus erythematosus

   • C. Mrowka
   • H. G. Sieberth

   Original Article Pages: 762 - 768

7. Indomethacin treatment in amphotericin B induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

   • T. Höhler
   • G. Teuber
   • K. -H. Meyer zum Büschenfelde

   Original Article Pages: 769 - 771

8. Localization of the bronchodilator effect induced by type A natriuretic peptide in asthmatic subjects

   • T. Flüge
   • H. Fabel
   • W. G. Forssmann

   Original Article Pages: 772 - 774

9. Carotid artery stenosis and tachyarrhythmias: regional cerebral blood flow during high-rate ventricular pacing after one vessel occlusion in rats

   • A. Hagendorff
   • C. Dettmers
   • B. Lüderitz

   Original Article Pages: 775 - 781

10. Low-dose hydrocortisone infusion attenuates the systemic inflammatory response syndrome

    • J. Briegel
    • W. Kellermann
    • Phospholipase A2 Study Group

    Original Article Pages: 782 - 787

11. Evidence for autoimmune mechanisms in the evolution of invasive fibrous thyroiditis (Riedel's struma)

    • A. E. Heufelder
    • I. D. Hay

    Case Report Pages: 788 - 793

12. Amanita poisoning during the second trimester of pregnancy

    • I. Nagy
    • G. Pogátsa-Murray
    • I. Ungi

    Case Report Pages: 794 - 798

13. Urinary excretion of N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase in slight arterial hypertension during pregnancy

    • F. J. Pérez-Blanco
    • J. M. Huertas-Gonzalez
    • A. Rodriguez-Cuartero

    Rapid Communication Pages: 799 - 799

14. International Symposium on Sodium and Hypertension

    • S. Heyden
    • R. Kluthe
    • C. Immenhofer

    Meeting Report Pages: 800 - 803

15. Pituitary and adrenal hormone responses to pharmacological, physical, and psychological stimulation in habitual smokers and nonsmokers

    • C. Kirschbaum
    • G. Scherer
    • C. J. Strasburger

    Original Article Pages: 804 - 810

16. Treatment of acute gouty arthritis with the 5-hydroxytryptamine antagonist ondansetron

    • H. Schwörer
    • G. Ramadori

    Case Report Pages: 811 - 813