Reviews

1-17
Synaptic and Non-synaptic AMPA Receptors Permeable to Calcium
Norbert König, Sylvie Poluch, Jeanne Estabel, Micheline Durand, Marie-Jeanne Drian and Jean-Marie Exbrayat

18-22
-Current Perspective-
Modulation of Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation by the Amygdala: A Synaptic Mechanism Linking Emotion and Memory
Kazuho Abe

Full Papers

23-31
Electrophysiologic Effects of an Antiarrhythmic Agent, Bidisomide, on Sodium Current in Isolated Rat Ventricular Myocytes: Comparison With Mexiletine and Disopyramide
Nobuo Homma, Gozoh Tsujimoto and Keitaro Hashimoto

32-37
Mechanism of Atropine-Resistant Contraction Induced by Dai-kenchu-to in Guinea Pig Ileum
Kazuko Satoh, Kazunori Hashimoto, Terumasa Hayakawa, Atsushi Ishige, Misao Kaneko, Soichiro Ogihara, Susumu Kurosawa, Koji Yakabi and Takashi Nakamura

38-46
Do Mucosal Mast Cells Contribute to the Immediate Asthma Response?
Zullies Ikawati, Masato Nose and Kazutaka Maeyama

47-54
Modification of the Effects of Benzodiazepines on the Exploratory Behaviors of Mice on a Hole-Board by Diabetes
Junzo Kamei, Masahiro Ohsawa, Minoru Tsuji, Hiroshi Takeda and Teruhiko Matsumiya

55-64
VUF-K-8788, a Periphery-Selective Histamine H₁ Antagonist With Anti-pruritic Activities
Toshiaki Takizawa, Jiro Matsumoto, Tsutomu Tohma, Toru Kanke, Yasushi Wada, Masafumi Nagao, Naoki Inagaki, Hiroichi Nagai, Min-Qiang Zhang and Henk Timmerman

65-72
Localization of Metallothionein (MT) and Expression of MT Isoforms Induced by Cadmium in Rat Dental Pulp
Chiharu Aoki Sogawa, Norio Sogawa, Toshio Yamamoto, Nariaki Oda, Tetsuyoshi Inoue, Kenji Onodera and Hiroaki Furuta

73-78
In Vivo Assessment of the Regulatory Mechanism of Cholinergic Neuronal Activity Associated With Motility in Dog Small Intestine
Akira Furuichi, Noriaki Makimoto, Masayuki Ogishima, Kanichirou Nakao, Mikio Tsukamoto, Takashi Kanematsu and Kohtaro Taniyama

79-85
Comparison of the Angiotensin II Type 1-Receptor Antagonist YM358 and the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Enalapril in Rats With Cardiac Volume Overload
Tomoko Tokioka-Akagi, Akira Fujimori, Masayuki Shibasaki, Osamu Inagaki and Isao Yanagisawa

86-96
Incadronate and Etidronate Accelerate Phosphate-Primed Mineralization of MC4 Cells via ERK1/2-Cbfa1 Signaling Pathway in a Ras-Independent Manner: Further Involvement of Mevalonate-Pathway Blockade for Incadronate
Takashi Fujita, Nobuo Izumo, Ryo Fukuyama, Toru Meguro, Chigusa Yasutomi, Hiromichi Nakamuta and Masao Koida

97-105
Roles of Mast Cells and Histamine in Mosquito Bite-Induced Allergic Itch-Associated Responses in Mice
Eiji Ohtsuka, Sanae Kawai, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Hiroshi Nojima, Kanji Kitagawa, Yoshikazu Shirai, Kiyoshi Kamimura and Yasushi Kuraishi

106-113
Ca²⁺-Images of Smooth Muscle Cells and Endothelial Cells in One Confocal Plane in Femoral Artery Segments of the Rat
Yoshiaki Ohi, Nobuhiko Takai, Katsuhiko Muraki, Minoru Watanabe and Yuji Imaizumi

114-119
Slowing Na⁺ Channel Inactivation Prolongs QT Interval and Aggravates Adrenaline-Induced Arrhythmias
Shigeki Miyamoto, Bing-Mei Zhu, Nu Nu Aye and Keitaro Hashimoto

Short Communications

120-123
NTE-122, an Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Inhibitor, Prevents the Progression of Atherogenesis in Cholesterol-Fed Rabbits
Yukimasa Azuma, Katsuhiro Date, Katsutoshi Ohno, Shoichiro Matsushiro, Yoichi Nobuhara and Toshihiro Yamada

124-126
An Orally Active Chymase Inhibitor, BCEAB, Suppresses Heart Chymase Activity in the Hamster
Shinji Takai, Denan Jin, Masato Sakaguchi, Kazuyoshi Kirimura and Mizuo Miyazaki

127-129
Postprandial Hyperlipidemia in Zucker Diabetic Fatty fa/fa Rats, an Animal Model of Type II Diabetes, and Its Amelioration by Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Inhibition
Koji Fujinami, Kazuhiro Kojima, Katsumi Aragane and Jun Kusunoki

130-133
Suppressive Effect of Tranilast on Interleukin-5 Prolonged Eosinophils Survival via Apoptosis
Gang Cheng, Takashi Ueda, Fukiko Eda, Syunichi Kinjyo, Hirokazu Nakajima, Yoshiki Ishii and Takeshi Fukuda

134-136
Method for Recording Spinal Reflexes in Mice: Effects of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone, DOI, Tolperisone and Baclofen on Monosynaptic Spinal Reflex Potentials
Hiroki Okada, Motoko Honda and Hideki Ono