OBITUARY

Karel Čapek (1920 - 2002)

MINIREVIEW

Small intestinal manometry
M.B. Hansen
Dept. Surg. Gastroenterol. K, Bispebjerg Univ. Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen,  Denmark

Fluoride plus aluminum: useful tools in laboratory investigations, but messengers of false information
A. Strunecká, O. Strunecký, J. Patočka
Dept. Physiol. Dev. Biol., Fac. Sci., Charles Univ. Prague, Czech Republic

Short-term NO synthase inhibition and the ATP-affinity of cardiac Na,K-ATPase

N. Vrbjar, M. Strnisková, O. Pecháňová, M. Gerová
Inst. Heart Res., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Role of nNOS in regulation of renal function in hypertensive Ren-2 transgenic rats

L. Červenka, H.J. Kramer, J. Malý, I. Vaněčková, A. Bäcker, D. Bokemeyer, M. Bader, D. Ganten, K.D. Mitchell
Ctr. Exp. Cardiovasc. Res., Dept. Exp. Med., Inst. Clin. Exp. Med., Prague, Czech Republic

Effect of different cycling frequencies during incremental exercise on the venous plasma potassium concentration in humans

 J.A. Zoladz, K. Duda , J. Majerczak, P. Thor
Dept. Muscle Physiol., AWF-Krakow, Krakow, Poland

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in patients with liver cirrhosis

K. Šídlová, M. Pechová, K. Kotaška, R. Průša
Dept. Clin. Biochem. Pathobiochem., 2nd Med. Fac., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

Hyperinsulinemia and oxidative stress

P. Kyselová, M. Žourek, Z. Rušavý, L. Trefil, J. Racek
Dept. Int. Med., Univ. Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic

Advanced glycation end-products and advanced oxidation protein products in patients with diabetes mellitus

M. Kalousová, J. Škrha, T. Zima
1st Inst. Med. Chem. Biochem., 1st Fac. Med., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

Does magnesium dysbalance participate in the development of insulin resistance in early stages of renal disease?

K. Šebeková, K. Štefíková, D. Polakovičová, V. Spustová, R. Dzúrik
Inst. Prevent. Clin. Med., Bratislava, Slovak Repulic

Detection of anti-endothelial cell antibodies in patients with connective tissue diseases by flow cytometry and their relation to endothelial cell activation.

M. Horváthová, E. Jahnová, Š. Nyulassy
Dept. Clin. Immunol., Inst. Prevent. Clin. Med., Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Biliary decompression reduces the susceptibility to ethanol-induced ulcer in jaundiced rats

A. Cingi, R. Ahiskali, B.K.Oktar, M.A. Gülpinar, C. Yegen, B.Ç. Yegen
Marmara Univ., School Med., Haydarpaşa. Istanbul,Turkey

Hematopoiesis-stimulating and anti-tumor effects of repeated administration of diclofenac in mice with transplanted fibrosarcoma cells.

M. Hofer, Z. Hoferová, P. Fedoročko, N.O. Macková
Inst. Biophys., Acad. Sci. Czech Rep., Brno, Czech Republic

Variability of mammary carcinogenesis induction in female Sprague-Dawley and Wistar:Han rats: the effect of season and age.

P. Kubatka, E. Ahlersová, I. Ahlers, B. Bojková, K. Kalická, E. Adámeková, M. Marková, M. Chamilová, M. Čermáková
Inst. Anim. Physiol., Fac. Sci., P.J.Šafárik Univ., Košice, Slovak Republic

This number was issued in December 2002