1. From editor's desk

   EditorialNotes Pages: 2 - 2

2. Oncogenes and oncogenic viruses

   • D. M. Vasudevan

   Oration Pages: 3 - 6

3. Pre and post analytical errors

   • S. Narayanan

   Quality Control Pages: 7 - 11

4. Pre and post analytical errors in lipid determination

   • S. Narayanan

   Quality Control Pages: 12 - 16

5. Quality control in clinical biochemistry

   • A. S. Kanagasabapathy
   • S. Swaminathan
   • R. Selvakumar

   Quality Control Pages: 17 - 25

6. Studies on serum amylases in carcinoma of liver, biliary tract and pancreas

   • Khanolkar M. M.
   • Sirsat A. V.
   • Desouza L. J.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 31

7. Serum concentration of trace elements in patients with lymphoid malignancy

   • Vasanti R Rao
   • Girija Ramaswamy
   • Elizabeth Zacharraiah

   OriginalPaper Pages: 32 - 36

8. Preliminary studies on the antitubercular activity and the mechanism of action of the water extract of garlic (Allium sativum) and its two partially purified proteins (Garlic defensins?)

   • Ratnakar P.
   • Suryanarayana Murthy P.

   Tuberculosis Pages: 37 - 41

9. Effect ofPremna latifolia Roxb andImperata arundinacea Cyril onin vitro oxalate crystal growth

   • C. Aravindakshan
   • N. Jayanthi Bai

   Renal Diseases Pages: 42 - 45

10. Plasma vitamin E status in head and neck cancers

    • Goverdhan Lal
    • S. P. S. Yadav
    • Harbans Lal

    Brief Communications Pages: 46 - 48

11. Serum gamma glutamyl transpeptidase in breast cancer

    • Shashi Seth
    • Bina Ravi
    • Harbans Lal

    Brief Communications Pages: 49 - 51

12. Serum adenosine deaminase in carcinoma breast

    • Ajay Kumar Khanna
    • Sujit Yadav
    • Anuradha Khanna

    Brief Communications Pages: 52 - 55

13. Effect of radiotherapy on serum sialic acid level in carcinoma cervix

    • Mali H. R.
    • Bhatt M. L. B.
    • Gupta J. P.

    Brief Communications Pages: 56 - 58

14. Diagnostic and prognostic value of the urinary excretion of beta-aminoisobutyric acid in patients with urinary bladder cancer

    • Gupta R. L.
    • Ramachandran K.
    • Chowhan J. S.

    Brief Communications Pages: 59 - 61

15. Glycosylated haemoglobin-a diagnostic tool in pregnant diabetics

    • Agarwal N.
    • Gupta U.
    • Kaul N.

    Brief Communications Pages: 62 - 65

16. Edidence for oxidant injury in patients with postdiarrhoeal acute renal failure

    • P. V. L. N. Srinivasa Rao
    • K. V. Dakshinamurty
    • L. Jayaseelan

    Brief Communications Pages: 66 - 69

17. Serum alpha-1-antitrypsin in smokers and non-smokers

    • Somayajulu G. L.
    • Raja Rao D.
    • Reddy P. P.

    Brief Communications Pages: 70 - 72

18. Effect of labour and surgical stress on serum free fatty acids

    • T. M. Chary
    • A. S. Sane

    Brief Communications Pages: 73 - 76

19. Diagnostic utility of tumor markers in identification of unknown primary?

    • T. Malati
    • G. Rajani Kumari
    • K. S. Ratnakar

    Case Reports Pages: 77 - 80

20. Drug-induced renal Fanconi syndrome: A case report

    • Rita Christopher
    • K. Taranath Shetty

    Case Reports Pages: 81 - 84

21. Directory of suppliers participating in IJCB service

    Announcement Pages: 85 - 88

22. Evaluation …… neurotuberculosis

    • Malati T

    Erratum Pages: 91 - 91