Vol. 190, No. 2, February 2000

Review
Pathogenesis of nonimmune hydrops fetalis caused by intrauterine B19 infection. N. Yaegashi [PDF]	65
Regular Contributions
Comparative studies on the cysteine proteinase inhibitory capacity of mammalian blood. A. Saito and Y. Kitano [PDF]	83
Time course of the size of the dark area in macular holes by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. Y. Akasaka, S. Nishikawa and M. Tamai [PDF]	93
Bile acid metabolism, bacterial bowel flora and intestinal function following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in dogs, with reference to the influence of administration of ursodeoxycholic acid. M. Imamura, H. Nakajima, H. Takahashi, H. Yamauchi and G.-I. Seo [PDF]	103
Rapid, sensitive and simple detection of Candida deep mycosis by amplification of 18S ribosomal RNA gene; comparison with assay of serum b-D-glucan level in clinical samples. T. Sakai, K. Ikegami, E. Yoshinaga, R. Uesugi-Hayakawa and A. Wakizaka [PDF]	119
The vasocontractive action of norepinephrine and serotonin in deep arterioles of rat cerebral gray matter. R. Takahashi, T. Sakai, Y. Furuyama, Y. Kondo, C.N. Inoue, S. Onuma and K. Iinuma [PDF]	129
A preliminary study on the knowledge and attitudes of physicians at two university hospitals towards the medical insurance system of Japan. H. Ota, S. Tanimoto, K. Takayanagi, T. Kimura and T. Oida [PDF]	143
Effects of nasal costinuous positive airway pressure on awake ventilatory responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Y. Tun, W. Hida, S. Okabe, Y. Kikuchi, H. Kurosawa, M. Tabata and K. Shirato [PDF]	157

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).