Central regulation of hepatic function by neuropeptides Masashi YonedaHajime WatanobeAkira Terano Review Pages: 361 - 367
Incidence of the appearance of the red color sign on esophageal varices and its predictive factors: long-term observations of 359 patients with cirrhosis Naoya MurashimaKenji IkedaHiromitsu Kumada Pages: 368 - 374
Effects of omeprazole and pirenzepine on enterochromaffin-like cells and parietal cells in rat stomach Akira TariYoshitada KuruharaGoro Kajiyama Pages: 375 - 385
The role of nitric oxide (NO) in the human internal anal sphincter Ryouichi TomitaKatsuhisa TanjohMasahiro Fukuzawa Pages: 386 - 391
Clinical, virological, and pathological significance of hepatic bile duct injuries in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis C Shinn-Jang HwangJiing-Chyuan LuoShou-Dong Lee Pages: 392 - 398
Diagnostic value of serum markers of connective tissue turnover for predicting histological staging and grading in patients with chronic hepatitis C Yoshikazu MurawakiYujiro IkutaHironaka Kawasaki Pages: 399 - 406
Activity of brush border membrane enzymes in proximal jejunum of portal hypertensive rats Upjeet KaurSimran KaurNavneet Agnihotri Short communication Pages: 407 - 409
Adenocarcinoma complicating Barrett's esophagus: an analysis of cell proliferation Yutaka MatsumotoNobuyasu AraiHiroyuki Mitomi Case report Pages: 410 - 414
Multiple hepatic infarction after transcatheter arterial infusion with SMANCS Shintaro AbeTakuji YamasakiMakoto Otsuki Case report Pages: 415 - 421
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma associated with Potter type III cystic disease Yoichi SakuraiMitsutaka ShojiNobukazu Fuwa Case report Pages: 422 - 428
Sclerosing cholangitis and systemic lymphadenopathy Hideaki KazumoriTomoyuki HashimotoYoshikazu Kinoshita Case report Pages: 429 - 432
Clinical implications of the red color sign on esophageal varices Atsushi ToyonagaKazuhiko Oho Editorial Pages: 433 - 435
Does pirenzepine suppress the undesirable effects of a proton pump inhibitor on enterochromaffin-like cells? Yasuhisa Shinomura Editorial Pages: 436 - 437
Potter type III cystic disease and pancreatic malignancies Taiichi OtaniMasatoshi Makuuchi Editorial Pages: 438 - 440
Tubule-based bioartificial liver: a proposal William A. Beresford Letter to the editor Pages: 441 - 442