1. Effects of K⁺ channel openers on I_K(ATP) of human atrial myocytes at physiological temperatures

   • Brigitte Pelzmann
   • Peter Schaffer
   • Bernd Koidl

   Original Article Pages: 125 - 132

2. Lack of evidence for histamine H₃ receptor function in rat ileum and human colon

   • M. Hemedah
   • R. Loiacono
   • F.J. Mitchelson

   Original Article Pages: 133 - 138

3. Differences between GABA levels in Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome with Alzheimer-like neuropathology

   • Rainer Seidl
   • Nigel Cairns
   • Gert Lubec

   Original Article Pages: 139 - 145

4. 5-HT_4(a) and 5-HT_4(b) receptors have nearly identical pharmacology and are both expressed in human atrium and ventricle

   • Trond Bach
   • Trygve Syversveen
   • Finn Olav Levy

   Original Article Pages: 146 - 160

5. Characterization of the locomotor activity-inhibiting effect of nociceptin/orphanin FQ in mice

   • Anna Rizzi
   • Raffaella Bigoni
   • Girolamo Calo'

   Original Article Pages: 161 - 165

6. Differential effects of dofetilide, amiodarone, and class Ic drugs on left and right atrial refractoriness and left atrial vulnerability in pigs

   • Klaus J. Wirth
   • Karsten Knobloch

   Original Article Pages: 166 - 174

7. Differences in electromechanical coupling between bradykinin and the nonpeptide kinin B₂ receptor agonist, FR 190997, in the circular muscle of guinea-pig colon

   • Paolo Santicioli
   • Rose Marie Catalioto
   • Carlo Alberto Maggi

   Original Article Pages: 175 - 181

8. Anticonvulsant and sodium channel blocking activity of higher doses of clenbuterol

   • W. Fischer
   • H. Kittner
   • E. Schlicker

   Original Article Pages: 182 - 192

9. H₃ receptor-mediated inhibition of intestinal acetylcholine release: pharmacological characterization of signal transduction pathways

   • Corrado Blandizzi
   • Rocchina Colucci
   • Mario Del Tacca

   Original Article Pages: 193 - 202

10. Sanguinarine induces K⁺ outflow from yeast cells expressing mammalian sodium pumps

    • Georgios Scheiner-Bobis

    Original Article Pages: 203 - 208

11. Effects of repeated cocaine treatment on striatal dopamine release in alcohol-preferring AA and alcohol-avoiding ANA rats

    • Janne A.V. Mikkola
    • Aapo Honkanen
    • Liisa Ahtee

    Original Article Pages: 209 - 214

12. Troglitazone and rosiglitazone induce apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells through an extracellular signal-regulated kinase-independent pathway

    • Ioanna Gouni-Berthold
    • Heiner K. Berthold
    • Agapios Sachinidis

    Original Article Pages: 215 - 221

13. Pharmacological characterisation of the decrease in 5-HT synthesis in the mouse brain evoked by the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor citalopram

    • C. Stenfors
    • H. Yu
    • S.B. Ross

    Original Article Pages: 222 - 232

14. Aspirin, but not the more selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors meloxicam and SC 58125, aggravates postischaemic cardiac dysfunction, independent of COX function

    • Bernhard Heindl
    • Bernhard F. Becker

    Original Article Pages: 233 - 240

15. Cannabinoid CB₁-mediated inhibition of stress-induced gastric ulcers in rats

    • Maria Paola Germanò
    • Valeria D'Angelo
    • Rita De Pasquale

    Short Communication Pages: 241 - 244