1. Functions of peripheral 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors, especially 5-hydroxytryptamine₄ receptor, in gastrointestinal motility

   • Kohtaro Taniyama
   • Noriaki Makimoto
   • Takashi Kanematsu

   Review Pages: 575 - 582

2. Prevalence of Barrett's esophagus and expression of mucin antigens detected by a panel of monoclonal antibodies in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma in Japan

   • Naoki Azuma
   • Takao Endo
   • Kohzoh Imai

   Pages: 583 - 592

3. Cold pain prolongs gastric emptying of liquid but not solid meal: an electrical impedance tomography (EIT) study

   • Yasuyuki Nakae
   • Mieko Kagaya
   • Takaharu Kondo

   Pages: 593 - 597

4. Epidermal growth factor receptor-binding growth factors in the urine of patients with cancers of the digestive tract

   • Lea-Yea Chuang
   • Huei-Lin You
   • Jung-Fa Tsai

   Pages: 598 - 606

5. Increased response rate to interferon therapy after a second course in hepatitis C patients who show relapse after the initial course

   • Yasuji Arase
   • Kenji Ikeda
   • Hiromitsu Kumada

   Pages: 607 - 612

6. Evolution of and obstacles in surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma over the last 25 years: differences over four treatment eras

   • Naoki Yamanaka
   • Masafumi Takata
   • Eizo Okamoto

   Pages: 613 - 621

7. Percutaneous recanalization of the bile duct along an endoscopic naso-biliary catheter

   • Kiichi Tamada
   • Shinichi Wada
   • Kentaro Sugano

   Pages: 622 - 626

8. Protein-losing enteropathy associated with hypocomplementemia and anti-nuclear antibodies

   • Atsushi Nakajima
   • Shin Ohnishi
   • Nobuyuki Matsuhashi

   Case report Pages: 627 - 630

9. Granular cell tumor of the rectum: a case report and review of the literature

   • Atsushi Nakachi
   • Hiroshi Miyazato
   • Yoshihiro Muto

   Case report Pages: 631 - 634

10. Tacrolimus in corticosteroid-resistant ulcerative colitis

    • Nobuyuki Matsuhashi
    • Atsushi Nakajima
    • Tetsuichiro Muto

    Case report Pages: 635 - 640

11. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver diagnosed by needle liver biopsy under ultrasonographic tomography guidance

    • Tetsuhumi Nakama
    • Katsuhiro Hayashi
    • Hirohito Tsubouchi

    Case report Pages: 641 - 645

12. Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis

    • Saburo Shikuwa
    • Katsuhisa Omagari
    • Shigeru Kohno

    Case report Pages: 646 - 648

13. How should gastric emptying be evaluated and interpreted?

    • Michio Hongo

    Editorial Pages: 649 - 651

14. A new era of interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis C is coming

    • Kendo Kiyosawa
    • Eiji Tanaka

    Editorial Pages: 652 - 654

15. Tacrolimus (FK506), a novel immunosuppressive drug for inflammatory bowel disease?

    • Tadakazu Hisamatsu
    • Mamoru Watanabe

    Editorial Pages: 655 - 657