1. Removal of the carboxy terminus of the A_2A-adenosine receptor blunts constitutive activity: differential effect on cAMP accumulation and MAP kinase stimulation

   • Markus Klinger
   • Mandy Kuhn
   • Christian Nanoff

   Original Article Pages: 287 - 298

2. Mechanism of inhibitory action of ethanol on inducible nitric oxide synthesis in macrophages

   • Ichiro Wakabayashi
   • Munetaka Negoro

   Original Article Pages: 299 - 306

3. Inhibition of formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine-stimulated respiratory burst by cirsimaritin involves inhibition of phospholipase D signaling in rat neutrophils

   • Jih-Pyang Wang
   • Ling-Chu Chang
   • Sheng-Chu Kuo

   Original Article Pages: 307 - 314

4. 5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine – a selective marker of dopaminergic or serotonergic neurons?

   • Heike Franke
   • Jens Grosche
   • Clemens Allgaier

   Original Article Pages: 315 - 318

5. On the role of monoamine oxidase-A for the maintenance of the volitional consumption of ethanol in two different rat models

   • Benjamin T. Mega
   • Katherine W. Sheppard
   • Brian A. McMillen

   Original Article Pages: 319 - 326

6. Nitric oxide is not involved in the endotoxemia-induced alterations in Ca²⁺ and ryanodine responses in mouse diaphragms

   • Shing-Hwa Liu
   • Jiun-Li Lai
   • Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau

   Original Article Pages: 327 - 334

7. Effects of neutral endopeptidase 24.11 inhibition on myocardial infarct size and ischemic preconditioning in rabbits

   • Atsushi Nakano
   • Tetsuji Miura
   • Kazuaki Shimamoto

   Original Article Pages: 335 - 342

8. Activation of spinal metabotropic glutamate receptors elicits cardiovascular responses in pentobarbital anesthetized rats

   • Stella Celuch
   • María García

   Original Article Pages: 343 - 349

9. Electrophysiological effects of risperidone in mammalian cardiac cells

   • János Magyar
   • Tamás Bányász
   • Péter P. Nánási

   Original Article Pages: 350 - 356

10. Prolonged corticosterone treatment alters the responsiveness of 5-HT_1A receptors to 8-OH-DPAT in rat CA1 hippocampal neurons

    • Anna Czyrak
    • Marzena Maćkowiak
    • Krzysztof Wędzony

    Original Article Pages: 357 - 367

11. Antagonistic effects of antimuscarinic drugs on α₁-adrenoceptors

    • Hitomi Shinoura
    • Gozoh Tsujimoto
    • Hiromichi Tsuru

    Original Article Pages: 368 - 371

12. Evidence for a spontaneous C1840-T mutation in the RYR1 gene after DNA fingerprinting in a malignant hyperthermia susceptible family

    • Markus Steinfath
    • Peter Seranski
    • Jens Scholz

    Original Article Pages: 372 - 375

13. Stimulation of muscarinic M₂ receptors inhibits atrial natriuretic peptide-mediated relaxation in bovine tracheal smooth muscle

    • Tsutomu Nakahara
    • Motonari Yunoki
    • Kunio Ishii

    Short Communication Pages: 376 - 379