1. The M2 muscarinic receptor antagonist methoctramine activates mast cells via pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins

   • Ahmed Chahdi
   • Laurent Daeffler
   • Y. Landry

   Original article Pages: 357 - 362

2. Interaction of Mg2+ with the allosteric site of muscarinic M2 receptors

   • Ulrike Burgmer
   • U. Schulz
   • K. Mohr

   Original article Pages: 363 - 370

3. Effects of phosducin on the GTPase cycle of Go

   • Petra H. Bauer
   • M. J. Lohse

   Original article Pages: 371 - 377

4. Activation of a Ca2+-dependent K+ current by the oncogenic receptor protein tyrosine kinase v-Fms in mouse fibroblasts

   • Katrin Decker
   • Andreas Koschinski
   • H. Repp

   Original article Pages: 378 - 384

5. Inhibition of insulin-stimulated glucose transport in 3T3-L1 cells by Clostridium difficile toxin B, Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin, and Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin

   • Gudrun Schmid
   • Annette Schürmann
   • H.-G. Joost

   Original article Pages: 385 - 392

6. Characterization of 5-ht6 receptor and expression of 5-ht6 mRNA in the rat brain during ontogenetic development

   • B. Grimaldi
   • Alexandre Bonnin
   • Gilles Fillion

   Original article Pages: 393 - 400

7. Neurosteroids may differentially affect the function of two native GABAA receptor subtypes in the rat brain

   • Giovanna Schmid
   • Roberta Sala
   • M. Raiteri

   Original article Pages: 401 - 407

8. Differential effects of phosphonic analogues of GABA on GABAB autoreceptors in rat neocortical slices

   • J. Ong
   • V. Marino
   • D. I. B. Kerr

   Original article Pages: 408 - 412

9. U-83836E prevents kainic acid-induced neuronal damage

   • Antonio Camins
   • Cecília Gabriel
   • J. Camarasa

   Original article Pages: 413 - 418

10. Pharmacological modulation of the refractory period of retinal spreading depression

    • Sabine Brand
    • V. M. Fernandes de Lima
    • W. Hanke

    Original article Pages: 419 - 425

11. Central activation of the sympathetic nervous system including the adrenals in anaesthetized guinea pigs by the muscarinic agonist talsaclidine

    • A. Walland
    • M. P. Pieper

    Original article Pages: 426 - 430

12. P2-Receptor-mediated inhibition of noradrenaline release in the rat pancreas

    • Helga Koch
    • I. von Kügelgen
    • Klaus Starke

    Original article Pages: 431 - 440

13. Blockade of voltage-operated calcium channels, increase in spontaneous catecholamine release and elevation of intracellular calcium levels in bovine chromaffin cells by the plant alkaloid tetrandrine

    • U. Bickmeyer
    • Frank Weinsberg
    • H. Wiegand

    Original article Pages: 441 - 445

14. Relaxant effect of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on the nonpregnant and pregnant rat uterus. Comparison with vascular tissue

    • Abdelmajid Anouar
    • Alain Schirar
    • G. Germain

    Original article Pages: 446 - 453

15. The influence of post-mortem conditions on contractile and relaxant responsiveness of guinea-pig isolated tracheal smooth muscle

    • J. M. H. Preuss
    • P. J. Rigby
    • R. G. Goldie

    Original article Pages: 454 - 465

16. Chronic treatment with haloperidol diminishes the phencyclidine-induced sensorimotor gating deficit in rats

    • Ma∏gorzata Pietraszek
    • Krystyna Ossowska

    Short communication Pages: 466 - 471

17. Acetylcholine and nicotine stimulate the release of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor from cultured human bronchial epithelial cells

    • Holger Klapproth
    • Kurt Racké
    • I. Wessler

    Short communication Pages: 472 - 475