1. Hepatic stem/progenitor cells and stem-cell transplantation for the treatment of liver disease

   • Sei Kakinuma
   • Hiromitsu Nakauchi
   • Mamoru Watanabe

   Review 13 February 2009 Pages: 167 - 172

2. Musashi-1 suppresses expression of Paneth cell-specific genes in human intestinal epithelial cells

   • Minekazu Murayama
   • Ryuichi Okamoto
   • Mamoru Watanabe

   Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 173 - 182

3. Impaired gastric motility and its relationship to reflux symptoms in patients with nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease

   • Takeshi Kamiya
   • Hiroshi Adachi
   • Takashi Joh

   Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 183 - 189

4. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in patients with lymphadenopathy suspected of recurrent malignancy after curative treatment

   • Takuji Iwashita
   • Ichiro Yasuda
   • Hisataka Moriwaki

   Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 190 - 196

5. Thiopurine S-methyltransferase and inosine triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase genes in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease in whom adverse drug reactions were induced by azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine treatment

   • Kan Uchiyama
   • Makoto Nakamura
   • Hisao Tajiri

   Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 197 - 203

6. Medium-chain triglycerides enhance mucous secretion and cell proliferation in the rat

   • Kenichi Ishii
   • Hiroshi Kono
   • Hideki Fujii

   Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 204 - 211

7. Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using an anterior oblique-viewing endoscope for bile duct stones in patients with prior Billroth II gastrectomy

   • Kazunari Nakahara
   • Jun Horaguchi
   • Osamu Takasawa

   Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 212 - 217

8. Role of CD44 in CTL-induced acute liver injury in hepatitis B virus transgenic mice

   • Kiminori Kimura
   • Masahito Nagaki
   • Kazuhiro Kakimi

   Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 218 - 227

9. Involvement of hepatoma-derived growth factor in the growth inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by vitamin K₂

   • Teruhisa Yamamoto
   • Hideji Nakamura
   • Shuhei Nishiguchi

   Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 228 - 235

10. Diabetes mellitus and its association with esophageal disorders besides motility dysfunction

    • Shailendra Kapoor

    Letter to the Editor 13 February 2009 Pages: 236 - 236

11. Authors’ reply

    • Fumihiko Kinekawa
    • Tsutomu Masaki
    • Yoshihito Uchida

    Reply 13 February 2009 Pages: 237 - 237