1. Preface

   • Jaipaul Singh
   • Ernest Adeghate

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 1

2. Alterations in atrial natriuretic peptide and its receptors in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat kidneys

   • Enyioma N. Obineche
   • Ernest Adeghate
   • Abdu Adem

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 8

3. Differential effects of vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum on inhibition of glucose formation in renal tubules and hepatocytes of control and diabetic rabbits: Beneficial action of melatonin and N-acetylcysteine

   • A. Kiersztan
   • K. Winiarska
   • J. Bryla

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 21

4. Fructose transport and metabolism in adipose tissue of Zucker rats: Diminished GLUT5 activity during obesity and insulin resistance

   • Gary J. Litherland
   • Eric Hajduch
   • Harinder S. Hundal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 33

5. Beneficial effect of vitamin E on the metabolic parameters of diabetic rats

   • Maryam S. Al Shamsi
   • Amr Amin
   • Ernest Adeghate

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 42

6. Effect of maternal diabetes and ethanol interactions on embryo development in the mouse

   • R. Padmanabhan
   • M. Shafiullah

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 56

7. Orally administered tryptophan and experimental type 2 diabetes

   • M.A. Tormo
   • A. Romero de Tejada
   • R. Hernández

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 61

8. Beneficial effects and mechanism of action of Momordica charantia juice in the treatment of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus in rat

   • I. Ahmed
   • E. Adeghate
   • J. Singh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 70

9. Comparison of raloxifene and atorvastatin effects on serum lipids composition of healthy post-menopausal women

   • Christina Piperi
   • Christos Kalofoutis
   • Anastasios Kalofoutis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 75

10. Effects of age and streptozotocin-induced diabetes on biogenic amines in rat tail artery

    • J.F.B. Morrison
    • S. Dhanasekaran
    • R. Sheen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 82

11. Mechanism of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus in rat: Effect of cholecystokinin-octapeptide

    • R. Patel
    • M.D. Yago
    • J. Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 89

12. Diabetes-induced changes in glucose synthesis, intracellular glutathione status and hydroxyl free radical generation in rabbit kidney-cortex tubules

    • K. Winiarska
    • J. Drozak
    • J. Bryla

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 98

13. Momordica charantia fruit juice stimulates glucose and amino acid uptakes in L6 myotubes

    • E. Cummings
    • H.S. Hundal
    • J. Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 104

14. Effect of insulin on exocrine pancreatic secretion in healthy and diabetic anaesthetised rats

    • R. Patel
    • J. Singh
    • M. Mañas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 110

15. Concentrations of signal transduction proteins mediating exercise and insulin responses in rat extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles

    • Philip J. Atherton
    • James M. Higginson
    • Henning Wackerhage

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 116

16. Tumour–stroma interactions in carcinogenesis: Basic aspects and perspectives

    • H. Kiaris
    • I. Chatzistamou
    • A. Kalofoutis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 122

17. Effects of α-lipoic acid supplementation on maternal diabetes-induced growth retardation and congenital anomalies in rat foetuses

    • M.H.M. Al Ghafli
    • R. Padmanabhan
    • B. Berg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 135

18. Effects of diabetes mellitus on salivary secretion and its composition in the human

    • Antonio D. Mata
    • Duarte Marques
    • Jaipaul Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 142

19. Biochemical effects of Citrullus colocynthis in normal and diabetic rats

    • Fatma Al-Ghaithi
    • Mamdouh R. El-Ridi
    • Mohamed H. Amiri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 149

20. Role of calpains in diabetes mellitus-induced cataractogenesis: A mini review

    • Suman Biswas
    • Frederick Harris
    • David Phoenix

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 159

21. Role of calpains in diabetes mellitus: A mini review

    • Fredrick Harris
    • Lee Chatfield
    • David A. Phoenix

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 167

22. The in vitro retardation of porcine cataractogenesis by the calpain inhibitor, SJA6017

    • Suman Biswas
    • Frederick Harris
    • David A. Phoenix

    OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 173

23. Streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus alters the morphology, secretory function and acyl lipid contents in the isolated rat parotid salivary gland

    • S. Mahay
    • E. Adeghate
    • J. Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 181

24. The English national risk-reduction programme for preservation of sight in diabetes

    • Warren Gillibrand
    • Deborah Broadbent
    • Jiten Vora

    OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 185

25. Molecular and cellular basis of the aetiology and management of diabetic cardiomyopathy: A short review

    • Ernest Adeghate

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 191

26. Defective sarcolemmal phospholipase C signaling in diabetic cardiomyopathy

    • Paramjit S. Tappia
    • Girma Asemu
    • Naranjan S. Dhalla

    OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 199

27. Physiological effects and biochemical properties of a serum protein that produces positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on isolated guinea pig atria

    • Munir Hussain
    • Alzbeta Chorvatova
    • Jaipaul Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 207

28. Effects of halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane on contraction of ventricular myocytes from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

    • Mark Graham
    • Anwar Qureshi
    • Frank Christopher Howarth

    OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 215

29. Effects of pressure overload-induced hypertrophy on TTX-sensitive inward currents in guinea pig left ventricle

    • Alzbeta Chorvatova
    • Richard Snowdon
    • Munir Hussain

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 226

30. Effects of acidosis on ventricular myocyte shortening and intracellular Ca²⁺ in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

    • Frank Christopher Howarth
    • Anwar Qureshi
    • Jaipaul Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 233

31. Voltage-dependence of contraction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic myocytes

    • N.K. Bracken
    • A.J. Woodall
    • J. Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 243

32. Increased inhibition of SERCA2 by phospholamban in the type I diabetic heart

    • Zainisha Vasanji
    • Naranjan S. Dhalla
    • Thomas Netticadan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 249

33. Halothane alters contractility and Ca²⁺ transport in ventricular myocytes from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

    • Alyson Woodall
    • Nicolas Bracken
    • Jaipaul Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 261

34. The prevalence, type and severity of cardiovascular disease in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: A matched-paired retrospective analysis using coronary angiography as the diagnostic tool

    • G.D. Fallow
    • Jaipaul Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 269

35. Renin–angiotensin blockade attenuates cardiac myofibrillar remodelling in chronic diabetes

    • Jarmila Machackova
    • Xueliang Liu
    • Naranjan S. Dhalla

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 278

36. Index to Volume 261

    Other Index Pages: 279 - 282

37. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: Instructions for Authors

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 283 - 283