Hepatic stem/progenitor cells and stem-cell transplantation for the treatment of liver disease Sei KakinumaHiromitsu NakauchiMamoru Watanabe Review 13 February 2009 Pages: 167 - 172
Musashi-1 suppresses expression of Paneth cell-specific genes in human intestinal epithelial cells Minekazu MurayamaRyuichi OkamotoMamoru Watanabe Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 173 - 182
Impaired gastric motility and its relationship to reflux symptoms in patients with nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease Takeshi KamiyaHiroshi AdachiTakashi Joh Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 183 - 189
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in patients with lymphadenopathy suspected of recurrent malignancy after curative treatment Takuji IwashitaIchiro YasudaHisataka Moriwaki Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 190 - 196
Thiopurine S-methyltransferase and inosine triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase genes in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease in whom adverse drug reactions were induced by azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine treatment Kan UchiyamaMakoto NakamuraHisao Tajiri Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 197 - 203
Medium-chain triglycerides enhance mucous secretion and cell proliferation in the rat Kenichi IshiiHiroshi KonoHideki Fujii Alimentary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 204 - 211
Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using an anterior oblique-viewing endoscope for bile duct stones in patients with prior Billroth II gastrectomy Kazunari NakaharaJun HoraguchiOsamu Takasawa Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 212 - 217
Role of CD44 in CTL-induced acute liver injury in hepatitis B virus transgenic mice Kiminori KimuraMasahito NagakiKazuhiro Kakimi Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 218 - 227
Involvement of hepatoma-derived growth factor in the growth inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by vitamin K2 Teruhisa YamamotoHideji NakamuraShuhei Nishiguchi Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 February 2009 Pages: 228 - 235
Diabetes mellitus and its association with esophageal disorders besides motility dysfunction Shailendra Kapoor Letter to the Editor 13 February 2009 Pages: 236 - 236
Authors’ reply Fumihiko KinekawaTsutomu MasakiYoshihito Uchida Reply 13 February 2009 Pages: 237 - 237