1. A tribute to W.R. Hess (1881–1973)

   • W. P. Koella

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1383 - 1383

2. Animal consciousness and human self-consciousness

   • J. C. Eccles

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1384 - 1391

3. The regulation of order in cell communities

   • L. Thomas

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1391 - 1397

4. W.R. Hess, the ophthalmologist

   • A. Huber

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1397 - 1400

5. Vascular smooth muscle: Intracellular aspects of adrenergic receptor contraction coupling

   • J. C. Rüegg

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1400 - 1404

6. Regulation of physiological functions during sleep in mammals

   • P. L. Parmeggiani

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1405 - 1408

7. Dynamic changes of membrane structure in chemically and electrotonically transmitting synapses

   • K. Akert

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1408 - 1415

8. Oxygen supply to tissues: The Krogh model and its assumptions

   • Ferdinand Kreuzer

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1415 - 1426

9. A modern neurobiological concept of vigilance

   • Werner P. Koella

   Reviews 01 December 1982 Pages: 1426 - 1437

10. Chemical composition of sewage-grownSpirulina platensis

    • P. N. Saxena
    • M. R. Ahmad
    • P. S. Misra

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1438 - 1438

11. Cortinarius speciosissimus toxins — a preliminary report

    • B. Caddy
    • C. B. M. Kidd
    • R. Watling

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1439 - 1440

12. Physicochemical studies of indocyanine green (ICG): absorbance/concentration relationship, pH tolerance and assay precision in various solvents

    • Ó. G. Björnsson
    • R. Murphy
    • V. S. Chadwick

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1441 - 1442

13. Guggulsterol-like steroids from the Mediterranean gorgonianLeptogorgia sarmentosa

    • R. Benvegnù
    • G. Cimino
    • S. De Stefano

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1443 - 1444

14. A new furanoterpene from aSpongia sp.

    • R. J. Capon
    • E. L. Ghisalberti
    • P. R. Jefferies

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1444 - 1445

15. Reversible depression of spontaneous brain electrical activity induced by actinomycin D and 7-aminoactinomycin D in rats

    • E. Uezu
    • Y. Takada
    • N. Mishima

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1446 - 1447

16. Down's syndrome: permeability of the erythrocyte membrane for spin-labeled non-electrolytes

    • M. Koter
    • J. Kędziora
    • W. Leyko

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1447 - 1448

17. Multiple overwintering mechanisms inChymomyza amoena larvae (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and laboratory induction of freeze tolerance

    • H. T. Band
    • R. N. Band

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1448 - 1449

18. The photoreceptor cell in the pineal organ of the Japanese common newt

    • M. Kikuchi
    • K. Aoki

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1450 - 1451

19. Fluid fluxes in the ferret trachea

    • G. M. Loughlin
    • G. A. Gerencser
    • J. A. Mangos

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1451 - 1452

20. Photoresponses in colorlessParamecium

    • K. Iwatsuki
    • Y. Naitoh

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1453 - 1454

21. The effect of chronic marginal vitamin C deficiency on the α-tocopherol content of the organs and plasma of guinea-pigs

    • F. Hrubá
    • V. Nováková
    • E. Ginter

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1454 - 1455

22. Biosynthetic relationships among daunorubicin, doxorubicin and 13-dihydrodaunorubicin inStreptomyces peucetius

    • N. Crespi-Perellino
    • A. Grein
    • C. Spalla

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1455 - 1456

23. Nucleating agents in the haemolymph of an intertidal mollusc tolerant to freezing

    • T. Aunaas

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1456 - 1457

24. Effect of hyperphenylalaninemia on polyphosphoinositides content of rat brain

    • A. K. Dwivedy
    • S. N. Shah

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1458 - 1459

25. Effect of 5-thio-D-glucose on testicular lipids of mice

    • K. Veeraragavan
    • S. Ramakrishnan

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1459 - 1461

26. Enzymatic characterization of nine endoparasite species of small ermine moths (Yponomeutidae)

    • S. B. J. Menken

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1461 - 1462

27. Adrenergic nerves and mast cells after skin freezing. A hypothesis based on fluorescence microscope observations in the rat

    • T. Waris
    • K. Kyösola

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1462 - 1464

28. Sensitivity of follicular melanoblasts in newborn mouse skin to tritiated thymidine: Evidence for a long term retention of label

    • C. S. Potten

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1464 - 1468

29. Interaction of diltiazem with propranolol on atrioventricular conduction and refractoriness in the dog

    • M. Lievre
    • J. Descotes
    • G. Faucon

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1468 - 1469

30. Whole brain methionine-enkephalin of ethanol-avoiding and ethanol-preferring C57BL mice

    • K. Blum
    • A. H. Briggs
    • R. Ochoa

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1469 - 1470

31. Contraction of the large conductance coronary artery produced by acetylcholine in the mini pig

    • M. Nakazawa
    • K. Takeda
    • S. Imai

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1470 - 1471

32. Antioxidant effects on prostaglandin synthesis in rabbit kidney medulla slices

    • T. Fujita
    • Y. Fujimoto
    • H. Tanioka

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1472 - 1472

33. Release of pre-absorbed cadmium from cultured cells by the addition of copper ion

    • S. Meshitsuka
    • H. Ohshiro
    • T. Nose

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1473 - 1474

34. The effect of urethane on histamine-induced contraction of guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle

    • C. A. Maggi
    • P. Santicioli
    • A. Meli

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1474 - 1476

35. Is vitellogenin a cuticular component of the female locust?

    • M. Papillon
    • P. Cassier

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1476 - 1478

36. Accelerated development of a Th-2 type factor in animals with and without an imbalance between help and suppression

    • T. Matsuzawa
    • B. Cinader

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1479 - 1480

37. Studies on the Dd antigen-antibody system. I. The nature of antigen Dd and its antibodies

    • H. Kaur
    • P. K. Shrivastava

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1481 - 1483

38. Endotoxin-like activity inPseudomonas paucimobilis (group IIK biotype 1) andFlavobacterium multivorum (group IIK biotype 2)

    • D. L. Smalley

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1483 - 1484

39. Aging of the erythrocyte. XV. Isoosmotic lysis times

    • G. Bartosz

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1484 - 1485

40. Chromosomal homology in southern Akodon

    • M. H. Gallardo

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1485 - 1487

41. Dystrophic mutation (dy^2J) affecting regulation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and pyruvate kinase (PK) in C57BL/6J mice

    • Shiva M. Singh
    • Caroline H. Wang
    • Ann Phillips

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1487 - 1489

42. Induction of a special Balbiani ring by position effect in the salivary gland chromosomes ofAcricotopus lucidus

    • W. Staiber

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1490 - 1491

43. Host cell reactivation of ozone-treated T3 bacteriophage by different strains ofEscherichia coli

    • P. L'Hérault
    • Y. S. Chung

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1491 - 1492

44. Effect of orally administered melatonin on reproductive function of the golden hamster

    • P. Pévet
    • C. Haldar-Misra

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1493 - 1494

45. The effect of o,p′-DDD on the adrenal cortex in sheep

    • R. Thun
    • P. Wild
    • M. Djafarian

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1494 - 1496

46. Uptake of fat by fluorescent granular perithelial cells in cerebral cortex after administration of fat rich chow

    • M. Mato
    • S. Ookawara
    • S. Fukuda

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1496 - 1498

47. Establishment of a colony of the mosquitoCuliseta longiareolata under laboratory conditions

    • Fatma K. Adham

    Short Communications 01 December 1982 Pages: 1498 - 1499

48. Announcements

    Announcement 01 December 1982 Pages: 1499 - 1499