Full Papers

14-20
Gastric Acid Secretion by Central Injection of Dynorphin A-(1 - 17), an Endogenous Ligand of k-Opioid Receptor, in Urethane-Anesthetized Rats
Satomi Ishihara, Shizuko Tsuchiya, Syunji Horie, Toshihiko Murayama and Kazuo Watanabe

21-26
In Vivo Antiarrhythmic Profile of AP-792 Assessed in Different Canine Arrhythmia Models
Akira Takahara, Akira Hirasawa, Hideki Dohmoto, Masataka Shoji, Ryota Yoshimoto, Atsushi Sugiyama and Keitaro Hashimoto

27-33
Effects of Antimuscarinic Drugs on Both Urinary Frequency and Cognitive Impairment in Conscious, Nonrestrained Rats
Toshinori Oka, Koushi Nakano, Tsukasa Kirimoto and Naosuke Matsuura

34-40
Antiischemic Properties of Fasudil in Experimental Models of Vasospastic Angina
Shin-ichi Satoh, Ichiro Ikegaki, Toshio Asano and Hiroaki Shimokawa

41-50
The Upregulation by Peplomycin of Signal Transduction in Human Cells
Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kazunori Yoneda, Eisaku Ueta and Tokio Osaki

51-60
Carboxy-PTIO Increases the Tetrahydrobiopterin Level in Mouse Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Shunichi Shimizu, Masakazu Ishii, Michiko Iwasaki, Kazuhiro Shiota, Toshinori Yamamoto and Yuji Kiuchi

61-66
Antioxidative Activity of Natural Isorhapontigenin
Qing Li Wang, Mao Lin and Geng Tao Liu

67-73
Effects of Phytoestrogens on Acetylcholine- and Isoprenaline-Induced Vasodilation in Rat Aorta
Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Hideo Honda, Chiaki Wakisaka, Atsushi Tohei and Hiroshi Kogo

74-82
Acute Electropharmacological Effects of Intravenously Administered Amiodarone Assessed in the In Vivo Canine Model
Atsushi Sugiyama, Yoshioki Satoh and Keitaro Hashimoto

Short Communications

83-85
Effects of Nipradilol, a Nitric Oxide-Releasing b-Adrenoceptor Blocking Agent, on Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Gene Transcription in a Rat Hepatoma Cell Line
Keishi Yamauchi, Koji Nakajima, Sachiko Ikeo, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Mitsuhisa Komatsu, Toru Aizawa and Kiyoshi Hashizume

86-89
Dosing Time-Dependent Effect of Trandolapril on the Prevention of Cardiac Hypertrophy in Rats With Aortic Banding
Koh-ichi Sugimoto, Masami Ohmori, Atsuhiro Kawaguchi, Shuichi Tsuruoka and Akio Fujimura

90-92
Inhibition of Expression of Ornithine Decarboxylase by c-myc Antisense Oligonucleotide at the Promotion Stage of Lung Tumorigenesis in Mice
Tomohiro Yano, Yoshihisa Yano, Saburo Horikawa, Haruna Satoh, Kiyokazu Hagiwara, Tomio Ichikawa and Shuzo Otani