1. Insulin resistance in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

   • A. A. Alzaid

   Review Pages: 87 - 99

2. Effects of fructose ingestion on sorbitol and fructose 3-phosphate contents of erythrocytes from healthy men

   • M. Kawaguchi
   • T. Fujii
   • T. Fujinami

   Original Pages: 100 - 102

3. Detection of anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies in the serum of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

   • A. Accardo-Palumbo
   • G. Triolo
   • A. Ferrante

   Original Pages: 103 - 107

4. HLA class II is associated with the frequency of glutamic acid decarboxylase M _r 65 000 autoantibodies in Japanese patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

   • A. Kasuga
   • A. Falorni
   • Å. Lernmark

   Original Pages: 108 - 113

5. Diabetes-induced changes in the contractility of the aorta and pA2 of nifedipine in the rat

   • M. Mahmoudian
   • F Behnaz
   • E. Rezaei

   Original Pages: 114 - 117

6. Increased prothrombin fragment 1+2 and D-dimer in first-degree relatives of type 2 diabetic patients

   • M. Fernández-Castañer
   • I. Camps
   • F. Martínez-Brotons

   Original Pages: 118 - 121

7. Lymphokine release during co-culture of human lympho-mononuclear cells and fresh or cultured human, porcine and bovine pancreatic islets

   • R. Giannarelli
   • M. Ferdeghini
   • R. Navalesi

   Original Pages: 122 - 125

8. Biosynthesis of the endogenous cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMP) antagonist, prostaglandylinositol cyclic phosphate (cyclic PIP), from prostaglandin E and activated inositol polyphosphate in rat liver plasma membranes

   • H. K. Wasner
   • M. Leßmann
   • A. Mir-Mohammad-Sadegh

   Original Pages: 126 - 138

9. An immunological and genetic study of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus

   • A. Lapolla
   • C. Betterle
   • D. Fedele

   Original Pages: 139 - 144

10. Known type 2 diabetes mellitus among the Kuwaiti population

    • N. Abdella
    • M. Khogali
    • J. Bajaj

    Original Pages: 145 - 149

11. A rapid qualitative method to assess in vitro immunobarrier competence of pancreatic islets containing alginate/polyaminoacidic microcapsules

    • R. Calafiore
    • G. Basta
    • P. Brunetti

    Original Pages: 150 - 153

12. Effect of biotin on glucokinase activity, mRNA expression and insulin release in cultured beta-cells

    • P. Borboni
    • R. Magnaterra
    • L. N. J. L. Marlier

    Original Pages: 154 - 158

13. Different binding and degradation of proinsulin, insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in cultured renal proximal tubular cells

    • P. M. Jehle
    • R. D. Fußgänger
    • F. Keller

    Original Pages: 159 - 165

14. Long-term survival and function of isolated bovine pancreatic islets maintained in different culture media

    • A. Coppelli
    • C. Arvia
    • R. Navalesi

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 166 - 168

15. Prevalance of diabetes in elderly patients requiring permanent cardiac pacemaker insertion

    • J. T. Lear
    • I. G. Lawrence
    • A. C. Burden

    Short Communication Pages: 169 - 170