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Volume 49, Number 5, October 2003

MINIREVIEWS

Recent Improvements in Forensic Hair Analysis for Illicit Drugs
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (425 kB)]
Akihiro Miki, Munehiro Katagi, and Hitoshi Tsuchihashi .....325

Health Effect of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Related Compounds
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (228 kB)]
Yoshito Masuda .....333

Recent Progress in Jellyfish Toxin Study
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (162 kB)]
Hiroshi Nagai .....337

Aluminum-Induced Conformational Changes of beta-Amyloid Protein and the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (460 kB)]
Masahiro Kawahara .....341

REGULAR ARTICLES

Effect of Aging on the Development of Glucose Intolerance Induced by a Low-Carbohydrate Diet in Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (111 kB)]
Jue Li, Takashi Kaneko, Yuan Wang, Jing Wang, Li-Qiang Qin, Akio Sato, and Masakazu Oya .....348

Application of an Enzyme Immunoassay for Nociceptin (Orphanin FQ)-like Immunoreactive Substances to Determination of the Human Plasma Levels
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (131 kB)]
Takafumi Naito, Hiroki Itoh, and Masaharu Takeyama .....353

Estrogenic Activity of Stilbene Derivatives
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (217 kB)]
Seigo Sanoh, Shigeyuki Kitamura, Kazumi Sugihara, Nariaki Fujimoto, and Shigeru Ohta .....359

Evaluation of a New Blood Coagulation Factor Xa Inhibitor, KFA-1411, as an Anticoagulant in a Cynomolgus Monkey Hemodialysis Model: Parameters Suitable for Monitoring Anticoagulant Activities
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (204 kB)]
Kiyoto Hara, Toshiki Honma, Yuji Hoyano, Takashi Koizumi, Masahiko Uchida, Satoshi Akahane, Masami Kojima, and Masuo Akahane .....368

Change in the Bacterial Community of Natural River Biofilm during Biodegradation of Aniline-Derived Compounds Determined by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (363 kB)]
Ruben Araya, Nobuyasu Yamaguchi, Katsuji Tani, and Masao Nasu .....379

Determination of the Mutagen 3-Nitrobenzanthrone in Rainwater Collected in Kyoto, Japan
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (155 kB)]
Tsuyoshi Murahashi, Erina Iwanaga, Tetsushi Watanabe, and Teruhisa Hirayama .....386

Ciprofloxacin and Pefloxacin Suppress the Inflammatory Response in Rats
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (123 kB)]
Fatma Sultan Kilic, Ozlem Batu, Engin Yildirim, Kevser Erol, Selda Deliorman, and Ruhi Uyar .....391

RESEARCH LETTERS

High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Assay of 3'-Phosphoadenosine 5'-Phosphosulfate (PAPS) and UDP-Glucuronic Acid (UDPGA) in Cultured Hepatic Cell Extracts
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (162 kB)]
Masahiro Imamura, Takefumi Kumagai, Narumi Sugihara, and Koji Furuno .....395

Identification of Oil-Soluble Coal Tar Dyes in Cosmetics Using Reversed-Phase TLC/Scanning Densitometry
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (184 kB)]
Tsutomu Ohno, Eiichi Mikami, and Hiroshi Matsumoto .....401

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Differential Effects of Sodium Spirulan on the Secretion of Fibrinolytic Proteins from Vascular Endothelial Cells: Enhancement of Plasminogen Activator Activity
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (428 kB)]
Chika Yamamoto, Ayako Nakamura, Satomi Shimada, Toshiyuki Kaji, Jung-Bum Lee, and Toshimitsu Hayashi .....405

Assessment of Potential Neurotoxic Actions of Organoarsenic Compounds Using Human Neuroblastoma NB-1 Cells and Rat Cerebellar Neurons in Primary Culture
[Abstract], [Full-Text PDF (899 kB)]
Maiko Okazaki, Motoharu Sakaue, Setsuko Kunimoto, Masatoshi Morita, and Manabu Kunimoto .....410