Vol. 187, No. 2, February 1999

Regular Contributions
Does the stomach remain silent after neonatal loss of its original pacemaker ?: Gastric motility in long-term survivors of neonatal gastric rupture. T. Chiba, R. Ohi, T. Kamiyama, S. Yoshida and M. Hongo [PDF]	89
Effects of a phosphate buffered extracellular (Ep4) solution in preservation and reperfusion injury in the canine liver. Y. Kawashima, S. Ohwada, K. Sakata, T. Ohya, N. Tomizawa, I. Takeyoshi and Y. Morishita [PDF]	99
Does psychological stress improve physical performance ? Y. Takemura, S. Kikuchi and Y. Inaba [PDF]	111
The effect of prenatal methylmercury exposure on the GSH level and lipid peroxidation in the fetal brain and placenta of mice. C. Watanabe, Y. Kasanuma, Y. Dejima and H. Satoh [PDF]	121
Examination on biological activities and fates of new steroids, steroid-17-yl methyl glycolate derivatives. T. Suzuki, H. Tada, E. Sato and Y. Tojima [PDF]	127
Age-related bone loss: Relationship between age and regional bone mineral density. T. Kamei, K. Aoyagi, T. Matsumoto, Y. Ishida, K. Iwata, H. Kumano, Y. Murakami and Y. Kato [PDF]	141
Apoptosis of human endometrium mediated by perforin and granzyme B of NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes. R. Konno, T. Igarashi, S. Okamoto, S. Sato, T. Moriya, H. Sasano and A. Yajima [PDF]	149
Reduced immune function and malnutrition in the elderly. K. Kawakami, J. Kadota, K. Iida, R. Shirai, K. Abe and S. Kohno [PDF]	157
Identification of truncated human glutamate transporter. Y. Matsumoto, T. Enomoto and T. Masuko [PDF]	173
Case Report
A resuscitated case from asphyxia by large bronchial cast. S. Itabashi, M. Kano, K. Endo and H. Sasaki [PDF]	183
Short Report
Study on Chlamydia trachomatis infection among students and pregnant women in Japan: A step toward developing a reliable method for sexual behavior study. T. Umenai, S. Sakano, H. Suzuki, K. Mizuta, T. Yanagiya, M. Hiroi, H. Kikuchi, H. Nakamura, H. Miura and A. Hamada [PDF]	189

This publication is supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Result from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(Grant Number 18HP2007).