1. Analysis of “Ecstasy” by capillary electrophoresis

   • M. Frost
   • H. Köhler
   • G. Blaschke

   Original Article Pages: 53 - 57

2. Cranial fractures and direction of fire in low velocity gunshots

   • P. Betz
   • D. Stiefel
   • W. Eisenmenger

   Original Article Pages: 58 - 61

3. Sequence analysis and allelic designation of the two short tandem repeat loci D18S51 and D8S1179

   • M. D. Barber
   • B. H. Parkin

   Original Article Pages: 62 - 65

4. Backspatter from experimental close-range shots to the head

   • B. Karger
   • R. Nüsse
   • S. Wüstenbecker

   Original Article Pages: 66 - 74

5. The utility of volatile hydrocarboan analysis in cases of carbon monoxide poisoning

   • M. Morinaga
   • S. Kashimura
   • M. Kageura

   Original Article Pages: 75 - 79

6. Evaluation of a solid-phase extraction procedure for the simultaneous determination of morphine, 6-monoacetylmorphine, codeine and dihydrocodeine in plasma and whole blood by GC/MS

   • A. Geier
   • D. Bergemann
   • L. von Meyer

   Original Article Pages: 80 - 83

7. Serious complications from active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation

   • W. Rabt
   • G. Broinger
   • M. Baubin

   Original Article Pages: 84 - 89

8. Genotyping of the ABO blood group system: analysis of nucleotide position 802 by PCR-RFLP and the distribution of ABO genotypes in a German population

   • H. Nishimukai
   • T. Okiura
   • U. Vogt

   Original Article Pages: 90 - 93

9. Three sudden deaths in men associated with undiagnosed chronic thyroiditis

   • E. Edston

   Case Report Pages: 94 - 97

10. Polymorphism analysis of the VNTR locus D17S5 in Central Spain

    • E. Arroyo
    • L. Prieto
    • J. L. Vicario

    Short Communication Pages: 98 - 99

11. Hungarian population data on six STR loci — HUMVWFA31, HUMTH01, HUMCSF1PO, HUMFES/FPS, HUMTPOX, and HUMHPRTB —derived using multiplex PCR amplification and manual typing

    • S. Füredi
    • J. Woller
    • B. Budowle

    Short Communication Pages: 100 - 101

12. Population data for the STR systems HumTH01, HumVWA and FES/FPS in a population sample from Lower Franconia

    • S. Günther
    • D. Patzelt

    Short Communication Pages: 102 - 103

13. A null allele for the Afm175xg3 marker at locus D17S795 caused by a primer binding failure

    • M. Mochi
    • M. L. Valentino
    • P. Montagna

    Short Communication Pages: 104 - 106

14. Book review

    • B. Brinkmann

    BookReview Pages: 106 - 106

15. The Newsletter of the International Academy of Legal Medicine

    News Pages: N5 - N8