Laudatio on the occasion of Professor Dr. Ruthard Jacob's sixtieth birthday Th. KennerW. Schaper Laudatio Pages: 581 - 581
Energetic changes of myocardium as an adaptation to chronic hemodynamic overload and thyroid gland activity Ch. HolubarschR. Z. LittenN. R. Alpert Original Contributions Pages: 582 - 593
Left ventricular end-systolic pressure-volume relationships as a measure of ventricular performance G. KisslingN. TakedaM. Vogt Original Contributions Pages: 594 - 607
Association of ventricular myosin heavy chains in functional states which lead to isoenzyme populations encompassing the whole range of possible distribution H. Rupp Original Contributions Pages: 608 - 616
Presystolic calcium-loading of the sarcoplasmic reticulum influences time to peak force of contraction. X-ray microanalysis on rapidly frozen guinea-pig ventricular muscle preparations M. F. Wendt-Gallitelli Original Contributions Pages: 617 - 625
Acute effect of calcium channel blockers on adriamycin exposed isolated adult cardiocytes B. MaischO. GregorK. Kochsiek Original Contributions Pages: 626 - 635
The “end-systolic” length-tension relation in mammalian myocardium R. W. Gülch Original Contributions Pages: 636 - 641
Prevention of hypertensive hypertrophy by medical therapy: effects on systolic wall stress and systolic function W. MotzB. E. Strauer Original Contributions Pages: 642 - 652
Formation and release of nucleosides in the ischemic myocardium. Is the guinea-pig the exception? H. Van BelleJ. WynantsF. Goossens Original Contributions Pages: 653 - 660
Dilatatory capacity of the coronary system in the anesthetized rat F. VetterleinG. Schmidt Original Contributions Pages: 661 - 669
Myocardial infarction following acute occlusion and reperfusion of the septal coronary artery J. L. WilsonD. E. NetherlandD. M. Mirvis Original Contributions Pages: 670 - 676
Continuous simultaneous measurement of plasma protein concentration and hematocrit in the alert rat. A short preliminary report O. AzizH. O. LindtH. -J. Mösinger Original Contributions Pages: 677 - 681
Influence of dipyridamole on infarct size and on cardiac nucleoside content following coronary occlusion in the dog H. MatsuokaK. J. HenrichsW. Schaper Original Contributions Pages: 682 - 692