1. Germline polymorphisms of glutathione-S-transferase GSTM1, GSTT1 and p53 codon 72 in cervical carcinogenesis

   • Masatsugu Ueda
   • Eisaku Toji
   • Sadamu Noda

   Research Article Pages: 119 - 125

2. Comparison of conventional and liquid-based cytology, and human papillomavirus testing using SurePath preparation in Japan

   • Hideki Taoka
   • Yasuhiro Yamamoto
   • Kaneyuki Kubushiro

   Research Article Pages: 126 - 133

3. Different responses between diploid and tetraploid H1 embryonic stem cells appeared during long-term culturing in L15F10 medium without leukemia inhibitory factor

   • Xianwen Luo
   • Kohzaburo Fujikawa-Yamamoto
   • Hiroko Yamagishi

   Research Article Pages: 134 - 140

4. Value of human amniotic epithelial cells in tissue engineering for cornea

   • Simat Siti Fatimah
   • Sook Luan Ng
   • Geok Chin Tan

   Research Article Pages: 141 - 151

5. Ascorbic acid induces in vitro proliferation of human subcutaneous adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells with upregulation of embryonic stem cell pluripotency markers Oct4 and SOX 2

   • Pravin D. Potdar
   • Stephanie B. D’souza

   Research Article Pages: 152 - 155

6. Characterization of two independent, exposure-time dependent paclitaxel-resistant human ovarian carcinoma cell lines

   • Kuninobu Nakajima
   • Seiji Isonishi
   • Hiroshi Ishikawa

   Cell Line Pages: 156 - 163

7. Novel functional hepatocyte cell line derived from spontaneous dwarf rat: Model of growth hormone function in vitro

   • Mayumi Ishikawa
   • Toshiaki Tachibana
   • Toshiaki Tanaka

   Cell Line Pages: 164 - 172