1. Introduction. The Ranvier node, past and future. A personal outlook after forty years of research

   • R. Stämpfli

   Reviews 01 September 1983 Pages: 931 - 935

2. Sodium and potassium channels in myelinated nerve fibers

   • W. Schwarz

   Reviews 01 September 1983 Pages: 935 - 941

3. Rates of drug action at the node of Ranvier

   • W. Ulbricht

   Reviews 01 September 1983 Pages: 942 - 946

4. Nodal function of pathological nerve fibers

   • T. Brismar

   Reviews 01 September 1983 Pages: 946 - 953

5. Intramembranous particle distribution in nerve fiber membranes

   • J. Rosenbluth

   Reviews 01 September 1983 Pages: 953 - 963

6. Anatomy of the paranode-node-paranode region in the cat

   • C. -H. Berthold
   • M. Rydmark

   Reviews 01 September 1983 Pages: 964 - 976

7. The myelinated nerve: Some unsolved problems

   • B. Neumcke

   Reviews 01 September 1983 Pages: 976 - 979

8. The effect of digitoxose on feeding behavior

   • D. F. Brown
   • J. M. Viles

   Full Papers 01 September 1983 Pages: 979 - 984

9. In vitro analysis of prothoracicotropic hormone specificity and prothoracic gland sensitivity in Lepidoptera

   • N. Agui
   • W. E. Bollenbacher
   • L. I. Gilbert

   Full Papers 01 September 1983 Pages: 984 - 988

10. Potential toxins of acute liver failure and their effects on blood-brain barrier permeability

    • A. E. O. Zaki
    • E. N. Wardle
    • R. Williams

    Full Papers 01 September 1983 Pages: 988 - 991

11. Ferric chloride oxidation of isoeugenol

    • Y. H. Kuo
    • S. T. Lin

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 991 - 993

12. Ortho-aminoacetophenone: A component of the sex pheromone system of the web-spinning larch sawfly,Cephalcia lariciphila wachtl

    • R. Baker
    • C. Longhurst
    • D. Billany

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 993 - 994

13. Condensation of an alkyl chain on 1,7,7-trimethylbicycloheptane: A model for the effect of camphor on lipid membranes

    • G. J. Smith

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 994 - 996

14. Ocular responses evoked by capsaicin and prostaglandin E₂ are inhibited by a substance P antagonist

    • G. Bynke
    • R. Håkanson
    • J. Hörig

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 996 - 998

15. Differences in the content and turnover of noradrenaline in rat heart atria and ventricles and circadian-phase-dependency

    • B. Lemmer
    • R. Weimer

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 998 - 1000

16. Voltage oscillations in mammalian metaphase II oocytes

    • F. Eusebi
    • G. Fratamico
    • F. Mangia

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1000 - 1002

17. The chorda tympani nerve and taste in the chicken

    • M. J. Gentle

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1002 - 1003

18. Increased liver prolyl hydroxylase activity in hamsters infected with the human liver flukeOpisthorchis viverrini

    • N. Hutadilok
    • P. Ruenwongsa
    • E. S. Upatham

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1004 - 1005

19. Characterization of a soluble form of dipeptidyl peptidase IV from pig liver

    • K. M. Fukasawa
    • K. Fukasawa
    • M. Harada

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1005 - 1007

20. Stimulation-dependent uptake of an extracellular marker to subcellular fractions of isolated neurohypophysial tissue

    • M. Gratzl
    • J. T. Russell
    • N. A. Thorn

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1007 - 1009

21. Biliverdin reductase-like activity in buffalo mammary tissues

    • M. Arun Kumar
    • N. N. Dastur
    • N. C. Ganguli

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1010 - 1011

22. Changes of the cell components ofEscherichia coli andPseudomonas fluorescens in deficient medium

    • D. Tóth
    • E. Karelová

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1011 - 1013

23. The presence and partial characterization of carbohydrase enzymes in the gut ofCallosobruchus maculatus

    • A. M. R. Gatehouse
    • J. H. Anstee

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1013 - 1015

24. Nonhistone protein with high affinity for histone H1 and HMG 14 protein

    • A. A. Karavanov

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1015 - 1016

25. Changes in muscle cell ultrastructure following exercise inSalmo trutta

    • W. Davison

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1017 - 1018

26. Localization of substance P-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the human digital skin

    • C. -J. Dalsgaard
    • C. -E. Jonsson
    • A. C. Cuello

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1018 - 1020

27. Studies on chemotherapy of parasitic helminths (XVII). Effects of pyrantel on the motility of various parasitic helminths and isolated host tissues

    • M. Terada
    • Y. Fujiu
    • M. Sano

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1020 - 1022

28. Inhibition of host phenoloxidase activity by parasitoid hymenoptera

    • D. B. Stoltz
    • D. I. Cook

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1022 - 1024

29. Analgesic activity of certain tripeptide-β-phenethylamide analogs

    • C. Kamei
    • M. Mio
    • K. Tasaka

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1025 - 1026

30. Positive inotropic and chronotropic effect of alloimmune sera on isolated mouse atria

    • G. A. Cremaschi
    • A. M. Genaro
    • L. Sterin-Borda

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1026 - 1028

31. Positive inotropic and negative chronotropic effect of pantethine on isolated cardiac muscle of guinea-pigs

    • M. Minami
    • H. Yasuda
    • H. Saito

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1028 - 1030

32. Lead distribution in the nervous system of 8-month-old rats intoxicated since birth by lead

    • J. M. Lefauconnier
    • G. Bernard
    • E. Cesarini

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1030 - 1031

33. Regeneration and in vitro flowering of plants derived from callus cultures of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

    • T. Yoshikawa
    • T. Furuya

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1031 - 1033

34. Effect of alloimmunized thymic cells on isolated mouse atria. Participation of prostaglandins

    • A. M. Genaro
    • G. A. Cremaschi
    • E. S. Borda

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1033 - 1035

35. Possible role of calmodulin in stimulation of hexose transport by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, a tumor promoter

    • K. Yamanishi
    • H. Nishino
    • A. Iwashima

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1036 - 1037

36. Effect of X-ray irradiation on developing eggs of the silkworm

    • S. Mathavan

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1037 - 1039

37. Heterochromatin blocks in the karyotype of the pencil-tailed tree-mouse,Chiropodomys gliroides (Rodentia, Muridae)

    • H. S. Yong

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1039 - 1040

38. B chromosomes in tetraploid pearl millet

    • J. V. Pantulu
    • P. S. R. L. Narasinga Rao
    • G. J. N. Rao

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1040 - 1041

39. Serum protein depletion by cultured post-implantation rat embryos

    • P. K. Priscott
    • P. G. Gough
    • R. D. Barnes

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1042 - 1043

40. Dietary carotenoids block photocarcinogenic enhancement by benzo (a)pyrene and inhibit its carcinogenesis in the dark

    • L. Santamaria
    • A. Bianchi
    • P. Bermond

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1043 - 1045

41. Exocrine pancreas: difference in the amylase content of the dorsal and ventral regions

    • F. Malaisse-Lagae
    • J. P. Dehaye
    • W. J. Malaisse

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1045 - 1046

42. Fate of rabbit eggs transferred asynchronously to the oviducts or uteri of oestradiol-treated recipients after ovulation

    • M. L. Norris
    • C. E. Adams
    • M. C. Chang

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1046 - 1048

43. Stimulation of in vitro fertilization in mice with 17β-estradiol

    • P. Sjöblom

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1048 - 1049

44. Diurnal changes of cone mosaic in a teleost retina

    • Y. W. Kunz

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1049 - 1050

45. The effect of 1-DOPA and benserazide on the amount of dopamine in the corpus striatum of X-irradiated rats

    • S. R. Stepanović
    • Jelena Nikolić

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1050 - 1051

46. Glyceryl-1,2-dioleate-3-palmitate, a brood pheromone of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)

    • N. Koeniger
    • H. J. Veith

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1051 - 1052

47. Preparative electrophoresis for large scale preparation of highly purified bovine growth hormone

    • C. Secchi
    • P. A. Biondi
    • S. Ronchi

    Short Communications 01 September 1983 Pages: 1052 - 1055

48. Announcements

    Announcement 01 September 1983 Pages: 1055 - 1056