1. M₃ receptor antagonism by the novel antimuscarinic agent solifenacin in the urinary bladder and salivary gland

   • Ken Ikeda
   • Seiji Kobayashi
   • Kazuo Honda

   Original Article Pages: 97 - 103

2. Noradrenaline-induced contraction of human saphenous vein and human internal mammary artery: involvement of different α-adrenoceptor subtypes

   • Christine Giessler
   • Thekla Wangemann
   • Otto-Erich Brodde

   Original Article Pages: 104 - 109

3. Vasodilator and vasoconstrictor responses induced by 5-hydroxytryptamine in the in situ blood autoperfused hindquarters of the anaesthetized rat

   • E. Calama
   • M. Fernández
   • L. San Román

   Original Article Pages: 110 - 116

4. Spermidine attenuates the inhibitory effect of ethanol on NMDA-induced neurotoxicity

   • Aleta Cebere
   • Gvido Cebers
   • Sture Liljequist

   Original Article Pages: 117 - 122

5. Local administration of ETA (but not ETB) blockers into the PAG area of the brain decreases blood pressure of DOCA-salt rats

   • Clara Di Filippo
   • Michele D’Amico
   • Francesco Rossi

   Original Article Pages: 123 - 126

6. Relaxation of the mouse isolated aorta and carotid artery in response to adenosine analogues in genetically-modified mice lacking the adenosine A_2A receptor

   • D. Prentice
   • M. Kelly
   • S. Hourani

   Original Article Pages: 127 - 133

7. Enhanced stability of wild-type and constitutively active α_2A-adrenoceptors by ligands with agonist, silent and inverse agonist properties

   • Petrus J. Pauwels
   • Stéphanie Tardif

   Original Article Pages: 134 - 141

8. Pharmacological characterisation of the somatostatin analogue TT-232: effects on neurogenic and non-neurogenic inflammation and neuropathic hyperalgesia

   • Erika Pintér
   • Zsuzsanna Helyes
   • János Szolcsányi

   Original Article Pages: 142 - 150

9. Uridine nucleotide-induced stimulation of gluconeogenesis in isolated rat proximal tubules

   • Jun Mo
   • Michael J. Fisher

   Original Article Pages: 151 - 157

10. Block of volume-regulated anion channels by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

    • C. Maertens
    • G. Droogmans
    • B. Nilius

    Original Article Pages: 158 - 165

11. The effect of castration on endothelins, their receptors and endothelin converting enzyme in rat prostate

    • Wataru Takahashi
    • Parviz Afiatpour
    • Jamshid Latifpour

    Original Article Pages: 166 - 176

12. MC₃ receptors are involved in the protective effect of melanocortins in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-induced arrhythmias

    • Salvatore Guarini
    • Helgi B. Schiöth
    • Carla Bazzani

    Original Article Pages: 177 - 182

13. Effect of zaleplon on learning and memory in rats

    • Hideaki Noguchi
    • Kazuhiro Kitazumi
    • Toshiharu Shiba

    Original Article Pages: 183 - 188

14. A mitogen-activated protein kinase is involved in the inotropic but not chronotropic actions of adrenoceptor agonists and endothelin-1

    • Stephan L. Peters
    • Carsten Sand
    • Pieter A. Van Zwieten

    Short Communication Pages: 189 - 191