1. Rapid development and a long life: an association expected under a stress theory of aging

   • P. A. Parsons

   Reviews Pages: 643 - 646

2. Apoptosis occurs in granulosa cells but not cumulus cells in the atretic antral follicles in pig ovaries

   • N. Manabe
   • Y. Imai
   • H. Miyamoto

   Research Articles Pages: 647 - 651

3. Heterochromatin characterization and distribution in the chromosomes of two populations ofIdotea baltica basteri Audouin, 1826 (Isopoda, Valvifera)

   • G. Odierna
   • L. G. Badalucci
   • M. De Nicola

   Research Articles Pages: 652 - 656

4. The Na/K pump, resting potential and selective permeability in canine Purkinje fibres at physiologic and room temperatures

   • J. H. Lee

   Research Articles Pages: 657 - 660

5. Resuscitation of cadaveric livers from non-heart-beating donors after warm ischemic insult: a novel technique tested in the rat

   • T. Minor
   • H. Klauke
   • W. Isselhard

   Research Articles Pages: 661 - 663

6. The diet and gut microflora influence the distribution of enteroendocrine cells in the rat intestine

   • R. Sharma
   • U. Schumacher

   Research Articles Pages: 664 - 670

7. Relationship of phosphatidylcholine to hydrophobic surfactant on rat intestinal chylomicron secretion

   • J. B. Rodgers
   • D. A. Beeler
   • P. Tso

   Research Articles Pages: 671 - 676

8. Amylin given by central or peripheral routes decreases gastric emptying and intestinal transit in the rat

   • G. clementi
   • A. Caruso
   • M. Amico-Roxas

   Research Articles Pages: 677 - 679

9. Serum cholesterol level in a typical suburban commercial community in Nigeria

   • J. E. Ahaneku
   • J. C. Ndefo
   • C. E. Dioka

   Research Articles Pages: 680 - 682

10. Mechanism of age-dependent involution in embryonic chick notochords

    • E. Ghanem
    • M. Cornelissen
    • L. De Ridder

    Research Articles Pages: 683 - 686

11. Plasma and hepatic antioxidant control and vitamin A nutritional status

    • I. Subirade
    • Y. Fernandez
    • A. Périquet

    Research Articles Pages: 687 - 690

12. Vitamin B₁₂ amplifies circadian phase shifts induced by a light pulse in rats

    • M. Ikeda
    • K. Honda
    • S. Inoue

    Research Articles Pages: 691 - 694

13. Exogenous melatonin accelerates re-entrainment: Attenuation of the circadian rhythm of metabolic rate in the canary,Serinus canaria

    • H. Pohl

    Research Articles Pages: 695 - 701

14. Insect hormones in vertebrates: Anabolic effects of 20-hydroxyecdysone in Japanese quail

    • K. Sláma
    • K. Koudela
    • A. Maťhová

    Research Articles Pages: 702 - 706

15. In vitro inhibition by dopamine of 5-hydroxytryptamine-stimulated ovarian maturation in the red swamp crayfish,Procambarus clarkii

    • R. Sarojini
    • R. Nagabhushanam
    • M. Fingerman

    Research Articles Pages: 707 - 709

16. Experimental liver fibrosis induced in rats receiving high doses of alcohol and alternating between regular and vitamin-depleted diets

    • H. Hirano
    • T. Hirano
    • T. Hamada

    Research Articles Pages: 710 - 715

17. Two classes of metabolites fromTheonella swinhoei are localized in distinct populations of bacterial symbionts

    • C. A. Bewley
    • N. D. Holland
    • D. J. Faulkner

    Research Articles Pages: 716 - 722

18. The influence of ethylene on primary attraction of the olive beetle,Phloeotribus scarabaeoides (Bern.) (Col., Scolytidae)

    • R. González
    • M. Campos

    Research Articles Pages: 723 - 726

19. Heat shock enhances thermotolerance of infective juvenile insect-parasitic nematodesHeterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae)

    • S. Selvan
    • P. S. Grewal
    • R. Gaugler

    Research Articles Pages: 727 - 730

20. Chemical and tactile communication between the root aphid parasitoidParalipsis enervis and trophobiotic ants: consequences for parasitoid survival

    • W. Völkl
    • C. Liepert
    • K. Dettner

    Research Articles Pages: 731 - 738

21. Airborne methyl jasmonate stimulates the biosynthesis of furanocoumarins in the leaves of celery plants (Apium graveolens)

    • M. Miksch
    • W. Boland

    Research Articles Pages: 739 - 743

22. The phorbol ester TPA induces metamorphosis in Red Sea coral planulae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa)

    • G. Henning
    • D. K. Hofmann
    • Y. Benayahu

    Research Articles Pages: 744 - 749

23. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 750 - 750