1. Isolation of connective-tissue-specific genes involved in Xenopus intestinal remodeling: thyroid hormone up-regulates Tolloid/BMP-1 expression

   • Katsuhiko Shimizu
   • Atsuko Ishizuya-Oka
   • Shuichi Ueda

   Original Article Pages: 357 - 364

2. The body margin of the planarian Dugesia japonica: characterization by the expression of an intermediate filament gene

   • Akira Tazaki
   • Kentaro Kato
   • Kenji Watanabe

   Original Article Pages: 365 - 373

3. Mesodermal and axial determinants contribute to mesoderm regionalization in Bufo arenarum embryos

   • Mario E. Manes
   • Fernando H. Campos Casal

   Original Article Pages: 374 - 379

4. Expression patterns of an Otx2 and an Otx5 orthologue in the urodele Pleurodeles waltl: implications on the evolutionary relationships between the balancers and cement gland in amphibians

   • T. Sauka-Spengler
   • A. Germot
   • S. Mazan

   Original Article Pages: 380 - 387

5. Retinoic acid synthesis in the prevertebrate amphioxus involves retinol oxidation

   • Diana Dalfó
   • Ricard Albalat
   • Roser Gonzàlez-Duarte

   Short Communication Pages: 388 - 393

6. Developmental expression of a class IV POU gene in the gastropod Haliotis asinina supports a conserved role in sensory cell development in bilaterians

   • Elizabeth K. O'Brien
   • Bernard M. Degnan

   Short Communication Pages: 394 - 398

7. An ascidian engrailed gene

   • Di Jiang
   • William C. Smith

   Expression Note Pages: 399 - 402

8. An efficient in situ hybridization protocol for multiple tissue sections and probes on miniaturized slides

   • Gunnar Weisheit
   • Kirsten Mertz
   • Christoph Viebahn

   Technical Note Pages: 403 - 406