1491-1494
Reviews
In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
Patient selection for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET)
C. Campagnoli, A. Di Gregorio, R. Arisio and L. Fessia
1494-1495
Genetic screening of in vitro fertilization (IVF)-embryo transfer (ET) patients
E. Bühler
1496-1502
Biological aspects of in vitro fertilization
R. J. van Kooij, M. Balerna and A. Campana
1502-1507
Ovarian stimulation with clomiphene and/or human menopausal gonadotropin (HMG) for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET)
P. Kemeter and W. Feichtinger
1507-1509
Extracorporeal fertilization of human oocytes and their replacement; suggested simplifications
L. Hamberger, A. Sjögren, L. Enk and M. Wikland
1509-1514
Multiple pregnancies in gonadotropin-stimulated cycles after human in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo replacement
L. Mettler, H. -H. Riedel, A. Bonhoff and H. W. Michelmann
1514-1515
Psychosomatic counseling of couples involved in an in vitro fertilization (IVF)-embryo transfer (ET) program
M. Stauber, V. Maassen, H. Spielmann and C. Dincer
1515-1517
Human in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: expectations and concerns
Hj. Müller
1517-1524
Full Papers
Fetal rat brain hemisphere tissue in nonadherent stationary organ culture
S. K. Steinsvåg and O. D. Laerum
1524-1529
Structure of victorin C, the major host-selective toxin fromCochliobolus victoriae
T. J. Wolpert, V. Macko, W. Acklin, B. Jaun and J. Seibl, et al.
1530-1531
Short Communications
No sex difference in the waveform of the pulse type electric fish,Gnathonemus petersii (Mormyridae)
B. Kramer and G. W. M. Westby
1532-1533
Short Communications
The effects of temperature on ATPase activity and force generation in skinned muscle fibers from the Pacific blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)
J. D. Altringham and I. A. Johnston
1533-1535
Short Communications
Diurnal change in stature: effects of sleep deprivation in young men and middle-aged men
E. C. Jazwinska and K. Adam
1535-1537
Short Communications
Freezing-tolerance in the woodroachCryptocercus punctulatus (Scudder)
R. L. Hamilton, D. E. Mullins and D. M. Orcutt
1537-1538
Short Communications
Bronchial asymmetry and Fibonacci scaling
A. L. Goldberger, B. J. West, T. Dresselhaus and V. Bhargava
1538-1540
Short Communications
Frequency-dependent effect of verapamil on rat soleus muscle
B. A. Kotsias and S. Muchnik
1541
Short Communications
A constitutive heparinase in aFlavobacterium sp
J. J. Joubert and M. J. Pitout
1542-1543
Short Communications
Stress by restraining potentiates morphine catalepsy in rats
S. K. Bhattacharya and S. S. Parmar
1543-1546
Short Communications
Ethanol metabolizing system inDrosophila melanogaster: subcellular distribution of some main enzymes
B. Chanteux, M. Libion-Mannaert, C. Dernoncourt-Sterpin, S. Wattiaux-De Coninck and A. Elens
1546-1548
Short Communications
Elastase digested urokinase (ED-UK)
H. Sumi, T. Kosugi, N. Toki and H. Mihara
1548-1549
Short Communications
Presence of serum proteins in submaxillary duct perfusate
S. El-Mofty
1549-1550
Short Communications
Isolation and characterization of a high-molecular-weight glycoprotein from the endometrium of porcine uteri
H. Munakata, M. Isemura, J. Aikawa and Z. Yosizawa
1551-1552
Short Communications
Muscle damage induced by the ionophore A23187 can be prevented by prostaglandin inhibitors and leupeptin
F. T. Llados
1552-1554
Short Communications
Beta-adrenergic-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in normal and EBV-transformed lymphocytes
R. P. Ebstein, M. Steinitz, J. Mintzer, I. Lipshitz and J. Stessman
1554-1557
Short Communications
Occurrence, distribution and nature of neuropeptide Y in the rat pancreas
F. Carlei, J. M. Allen, A. E. Bishop, S. R. Bloom and J. M. Polak
1557-1559
Short Communications
Amorphous calcium phosphate in the stylets produced by a marine worm (Nemertea)
S. A. Stricker and S. Weiner
1559-1560
Short Communications
Biliverdin as an electron transfer catalyst for superoxide ion in aqueous medium
G. Galliani, D. Monti, G. Speranza and P. Manitto
1561-1563
Short Communications
Lipid peroxidation caused by chinoform-ferric chelate in cultured neural retinal cells
K. Yagi, K. Ohtsuka and N. Ohishi
1563-1564
Short Communications
Effect of pyrophosphate and orotidine monophosphate on cytosine deaminase regulatory properties
T. P. West
1564-1566
Short Communications
Manipulating the activity of immobilized enzymes with different organo-smectite complexes
S. A. Boyd and M. M. Mortland
1566-1568
Short Communications
Effects of acetaldehyde and/or ethanol on neutral amino acid transport systems in microvillous brush border membrane vesicles prepared from human placenta
M. Asai, O. Narita and S. Kashiwamata
1568-1571
Short Communications
Quantitative differences in the pharmacological effects of (+)- and (−)-cathinone
R. Gugelmann, M. von Allmen, R. Brenneisen and H. Porzig
1571-1572
Short Communications
A possible metabolic role foro-diphenoloxidase inMycobacterium leprae
K. Prabhakaran and E. B. Harris
1573-1574
Short Communications
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone does not inhibit lysine vasopressin-induced growth hormone secretion in normal men
G. Rossi, V. Coiro, L. Camellini, D. Pignatti and C. Davoli, et al.
1574-1576
Short Communications
Immunocytochemical localization of GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone) systems in the brain of a marine teleost fish, the sole
J. Nunez Rodriguez, O. Kah, B. Breton and F. Le Menn
1576-1577
Short Communications
TRH analogue with C-terminal thioamide group. Synthesis, receptor binding, TSH-releasing activity and α-MSH-releasing activity
M. Kruszyński, G. Kupryszewski, U. Ragnarsson, M. Alexandrova and V. Strbak, et al.
1577-1579
Short Communications
Babesia bovis: the effect of acute inflammation and isoantibody production in the detection of babesial antigens
B. V. Goodger, I. G. Wright and D. J. Waltisbuhl
1579-1584
Short Communications
Cytotoxicity of human peripheral blood T-lymphocyte clones activated by hepatitis B virus surface antigen
A. A. Hakim
1584-1585
Short Communications
Induction of IgG1 and IgE responses to protein-conjugated and unconjugated β-lactam antibiotics in the mouse-efficacy of Freund's complete adjuvant
M. Harada, A. Watanabe, M. Matsumoto and M. Takeuchi
1586-1588
Short Communications
Response of murine spermatocytes to the metaphase-arresting effect of several mitotic arrestants
J. C. Liang, T. C. Hsu and M. Gay
1589-1590
Short Communications
Storage of irradiated human blood; a source of error in quantitative chromosome analysis
B. Denk and M. Bauchinger
1590-1591
Short Communications
A mechanism for macromolecular transfer from glia to neuron cell body in crayfish
J. Cuadras
1591-1593
Short Communications
SV40 transformed fibroblasts recognize the same 140 kD fibronectin chemotactic fragment as non-transformed cells
A. Albini, G. Allavena, H. Richter, B. F. Pontz and S. Parodi, et al.
1593-1594
Short Communications
Utilization of phosphate compounds for growth ofTetrahymena
L. Rasmussen, H. Toftlund, M. Florin-Christensen and J. Florin-Christensen
1594-1595
Short Communications
Tetrasomy and quadruple trisomy in pea
H. Kumar, V. C. Mercykutty and R. M. Singh
1595-1596
Short Communications
Hyper-tetraploids in pea
H. Kumar and V. C. Mercykutty
1596-1598
Short Communications
Eosinophilic granulocyte deficiency in mice mutant insl andw loci
W. Wiktor-Jedrzejczak and M. Ratajczak
1598-1599
Short Communications
Abnormal development of phialides in a strain ofAspergillus niger
R. Bonatelli, G. U. Valent, E. A. Luna and W. Gadelha
1599-1601
Short Communications
Preimplantation mouse embryos cultured in mouse, rat and human sera: differentiation and sister chromatid exchange
C. Krüger, R. Vogel and H. Spielmann
1601-1603
Short Communications
Human serum as a culture medium for rat embryos
C. E. Steele
1603-1604
Short Communications
Lysozyme activity in female genital tissues of normal and genetically lysozyme-deficient rabbits
D. J. Prieur and V. M. Cámara
1605-1607
Short Communications
Development of the innervation of the urogenital complex in the fetal mouse
M. M. Brauer, S. Kanovich, G. Casanova and J. R. Sotelo
1607-1609
Short Communications
Sensory projections from dorsal and ventral appendages inDrosophila grafted to the same site are different
R. F. Stocker and H. Schmid
1610-1611
Short Communications
Karyotypes of seven species of bats from Thailand (Chiroptera, Mammalia)
M. Harada, S. Yenbutra, K. Tsuchiya and S. Takada
1612-1613
Short Communications
Secretion of chitinase byAphanocladium album, a hyperparasite of wheat rust
A. K. Srivastava and T. Boller
1613-1615
Short Communications
Two mechanisms in the biological clock ofPieris brassicae L.: an oscillator for diapause induction; an hour-glass for diapause termination
J. Claret
1615-1617
Short Communications
Oral melatonin produces arrhythmia in sparrows
S. Binkley and K. Mosher
1617-1619
Short Communications
Rhythmic extrusion of pheromone gland elevates pheromone release rate
C. Schal and R. T. Cardé
1620-1621
Short Communications
Water exchange between mother and larvae in scorpions
M. Vannini, M. Balzi, A. Becciolini, I. Carmignani and A. Ugolini
1621
Short Communications
An extremely cadmium-sensitive strain ofChlorella
E. Kessler
1622-1623
Short Communications
Antimutagenic unusual amino acids from plants
H. Minakata, H. Komura, S. Y. Tamura, Y. Ohfune and K. Nakanishi, et al.
1624
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