1. Enhancement by monochloramine of the development of gastric cancers in rats: A possible mechanism ofHelicobacter pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis

   • Hiroyasu Iishi
   • Masaharu Tatsuta
   • Akihiko Nakaizumi

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 435 - 441

2. Role ofl-arginine, a substrate for nitric oxide-synthase, in gastroprotection and ulcer healing

   • Tomasz Brzozowski
   • Stanislaw J. Konturek
   • Dariusz Kedra

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 442 - 452

3. Small bowel transit time and colonic fermentation in young and elderly women

   • Mieko Kagaya
   • Nayumi Iwata
   • Takaharu Kondo

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 453 - 456

4. Assessment of blood flow in the small intestine by laser Doppler flowmetry: Comparison of healthy small intestine and small intestine in Crohn's disease

   • Satoshi Tateishi
   • Sumitaka Arima
   • Kitaro Futami

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 457 - 463

5. Mucosal blood flow and generation of superoxide in rat experimental colitis induced by succinic acid

   • Shin Fukui
   • Takashi Shimoyama
   • Masamichi Satomi

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 464 - 471

6. Disorder of bile acid metabolism in children with short bowel syndrome

   • Nobuhiro Ohkohchi
   • Tadashi Andoh
   • Ryoji Ohi

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 472 - 479

7. Elevated serum concentrations of soluble selectin and immunoglobulin type adhesion molecules in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

   • Michael Göke
   • Jörg C. Hoffmann
   • Michael P. Manns

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 480 - 486

8. Aneusomy of chromosome 18 is associated with the development of colorectal carcinoma

   • Atsushi Nanashima
   • Yutaka Tagawa
   • Hiroyoshi Ayabe

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 487 - 491

9. Detection rate of immunochemical fecal occult blood test for colorectal adenomatous polyps with severe dysplasia

   • Hidenori Nakama
   • Asm Abudl Fattah
   • Kazunobu Miyata

   Alimentary Tract Pages: 492 - 495

10. Expression of platelet-derived growth factor and its receptor in livers of patients with chronic liver disease

    • Yoshihiro Ikura
    • Hideki Morimoto
    • Masami Sakurai

    Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Pages: 496 - 501

11. Sex differences in serum 7α-hydroxycholesterol levels in the rat reflect hepatic activity of 3β-hydroxy-Δ⁵-C₂₇-steroid dehydrogenase and cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase

    • Yorio Maeda
    • Yoshihisa Ando
    • Toshiaki Setoguchi

    Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Pages: 502 - 506

12. Usefulness of ED036 kit for measuring serum PIVKA-II levels in small hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Ryoko Kuromatsu
    • Masatoshi Tanaka
    • Takeshi Yokoo

    Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Pages: 507 - 512

13. Effect of arterial administration of a high molecular weight anti-tumor agent, styrene maleic acid neocarzinostatin, for multiple small liver cancer—A pilot study

    • Kenji Ikeda
    • Satoshi Saitoh
    • Hiromitsu Kumada

    Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Pages: 513 - 520

14. Impaired response of gastric vessels to prostaglandin E₂ in rats with persistent obstructive jaundice

    • Yoshi Nagahata
    • Yasutomo Azumi
    • Masahiro Yamamoto

    Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Pages: 521 - 527

15. A rare case of gastric cancer in an acromegalic patient

    • Kiyoko Asai
    • Shouji Shimoyama
    • Takeshi Oohara

    Case Report Pages: 528 - 532

16. Malignant lymphoma of the stomach after chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Isao Matsuo
    • Katsuhisa Omagari
    • Shigeru Kohno

    Case Report Pages: 533 - 537

17. Progressive systemic sclerosis associated with primary small cell carcinoma of the stomach

    • Saburo Shikuwa
    • Masahiro Senju
    • Shigeru Kohno

    Case Report Pages: 538 - 542

18. Regression of atypical lymphoid hyperplasia after eradication ofHelicobacter pylori

    • Toshihito Tanahashi
    • Yoshihide Tatsumi
    • Kei Kashima

    Case Report Pages: 543 - 547

19. Multiple ulcers of the ileum due toCytomegalovirus infection in a patient who showed no evidence of an immunocompromised state

    • Satoshi Taniwaki
    • Makoto Kataoka
    • Masao Hirose

    Case Report Pages: 548 - 552

20. Varioliform mucosal polypoid lesions in intestinal tract in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia

    • Izuru Gakiya
    • Yukino Kugai
    • Kouichi Araki

    Case Report Pages: 553 - 557

21. Adenoma of the common bile duct in Gardner's syndrome may cause relapsing acute pancreatitis

    • Hajime Futami
    • Takahisa Fututa
    • Eizo Kaneko

    Case Report Pages: 558 - 561

22. A small glucagonoma of the pancreas with evident ductular and tubular structures

    • Keita Morikane
    • Wataru Kimura
    • Tetsuichiro Muto

    Case Report Pages: 562 - 565

23. Superficial elevated-type early gallbladder carcinoma treated by laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    • Naotaka Fujita
    • Yutaka Noda
    • Shinji Okaniwa

    Case Report Pages: 566 - 569

24. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 570 - 571