Dietary flavonoids and risk of coronary heart disease

G. Mojžišová, M. Kuchta
Dept. Exp. Med., Fac. Med., Šafárik Univ, Košice, Slovak Republic

The mechanism of alloxan and streptozotocin action in B cells of the rat pancreas

T. Szkudelski
Dept. Anim. Physiol. Biochem., Univ Agriculture, Poznan, Poland

Microvascular endothelial cells from human omentum lack an inward rectifier K+ current

H.M. Himmel, U. Rauen, U. Ravens
Rudolf-Boehm Inst. Pharm. Toxicol., Fac. Med. Univ. Leipzig, Germany

Slowed inactivation at positive potentials in rat axonal K+ channels is not due to preferential closed-state inactivation

A. Babes, E. L ö rinczi, V. Ristoiu, M.L. Flonta, G. Reid
Dept. Animal Physiol. Biophys., Fac. Biol., Univ. Bucharest, Romania

Ultrastructural distribution of the S100A1 Ca2+-binding protein in the human heart

B. Maco, A. Mandinová, M.B. Dürrenberger, B.W. Schäfer, B. Uhrík, C.W. Heizmann
Inst. Mol. Physiol. Genet., Slovak Acad. Sci., Vlárska 5, 833 34 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Effects of pleuran (b-glucan isolated from Pleurotus ostreatus) on experimental colitis in rats

V. Nosáľová, P. Bobek, S. Černá, Š. Galbavý, S. Štvrtina
Inst. Exp. Pharmacol., Slovak Acad. Sci., Dúbravská cesta 9, 842 16 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Genetic variant of luteinizing hormone: impact on gonadal steroid sex hormones in women

M. Hill, I.T. Huhtaniemi, R. Hampl, L. Stárka
Inst. Endocrinol., Prague, Czech Republic

Serum leptin levels in septic men correlate well with the C-reactive protein (CRP) and TNF-alpha but not with BMI

P. Maruna, R. Gürlich, R. Fraško, M. Haluzík
Third Int. Dept., First Fac. Med., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

Does exogenous melatonin influence the metabolism of free radicals and pain sensation in the rat?

I. Pekárková, S. Parara, V. Holeček, P. Stopka, L. Trefil, J. Racek, R. Rokyta
Dept. Norm. Pathol. Clin. Physiol., Third Med. Fac., Charles Univ, Prague, Czech Republic

Can primary hyperaldosteronism be considered as a specific form of diabetes mellitus?

J. Widimský Jr., B. Strauch, G. Šindelka, J. Škrha
Third Med. Dept., First Fac. Med., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

Acquisition and retrieval of conditioned taste aversion is impaired by brain damage caused by two hours of pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus

J. Šroubek, J. Hort, V. Komárek, M. Langmeier, G. Brožek
Dept. Physiol., Second Fac Med., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

Body, heart, thyroid gland and skeletal muscle weight changes in rats with altered thyroid status

T. Soukup, G. Zachařová, V. Smerdu, I. Jirmanová
Inst. Physiol., Acad. Sci. Czech Rep., Prague, Czech Republic

Gossypol inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone- and epidermal growth factor-stimulated expansion of oocyte-cumulus complexes from porcine preovulatory follicles

J. Kolena, S. Vršanská, E. Nagyová, M. Ježová
Inst. Exp. Endocrinol., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Diminished circadian blood pressure rhythm in patients with asymptomatic normotensive pheochromocytoma

T. Zelinka, J. Widimský, J. Weisserová
Third Med. Dept., First Fac. Med., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

The effect of quercetin on light-induced cytotoxicity of hypericin

A. Miroššay, H. Onderková, L. Mirossay, M. Šarišský, J. Mojžiš
Dept. Pharmacol., Fac. Med., Šafárik Univ., Košice, Slovak Republic

This number was issued in December 2001