Vol. 182, No. 4, August 1997

Regular Contributions
Why is the hypotensive effect of clonidine greater in hypertensive rats? J. Iriuchijima [PDF]	271
Ultrasonic power Doppler imaging for prostatic cancer: A preliminary report. K. Okihara, M. Kojima, Y. Naya, A. Iida, M. Watanabe and H. Watanabe [PDF]	277
Roles of the visceral pleura in the production of pleural effusion in permeability pulmonary edema. Y. Ashino, T. Tanita, S. Ono, S. Suzuki, K. Koike and S. Fujimura [PDF]	283
Central and peripheral effects of the non-neural substances on respiration before and after vagotomy. G. Şahin, T. Oruç, G. Şimşek and I. Güner [PDF]	297
Genetically determined thymus enlargement in the early life in BUF/Mna rats. M. Saito, H. Amo, Y. Murakumo, A. Kojima, H. Katoh, T. Hiromatsu and M. Matsuyama [PDF]	309
Serum secretory leukoprotease inhibitor levels in chronic bronchitis and Sjögren's syndrome. Y. Andoh S. Shimura, H. Saitoh T. Sasaki, H. Mitsuhashi and K. Shirato [PDF]	319
Gene expression of MASH-1, MATH-1, neuroD and NSCL-2, basic helix-loop-helix proteins, during neural differentiation in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. F. Itoh T. Nakane and S. Chiba [PDF]	327
Changes in left ventricular diastolic filling patterns before and after the closure of the ductus arteriosus in very-low-birth weight infants. M. Tamura, K. Harada, Y. Takahashi, T. Ito, M. Toyono, A. Ishida and G. Takada [PDF]	337
Case Report
Acute mercury poisoning by intentional ingestion of mercuric chloride. M. Yoshida, H. Satoh M. Igarashi, K. Akashi, Y. Yamamura and K. Yoshida [PDF]	347