Genes of the ascidian: An annotated list as of 1997 S. Chiba and T. Nishikata 625
Physiology
Involvement of Ca2+ in the direct effect of K+ on xanthophores of the medaka, Oryzias latipes N. Oshima, H. Sekine and M. Tanooka 645
Rodopsin transport and Rab expression in the carotenoid-deprived Drosophila melanogaster A.K. Satoh, H. Nagatani, F. Tokunaga, S. Kawamura and K. Ozaki 651
Odorant-evoked increase in cytosolic free calcium in cultured antennal neurons of blowflies A. Nakagawa-Inoue, S. Kawahara, Y. Kirino and T. Sekiguchi 661
Isolation and identification of a novel fish substance P and its effect on retinal cell responses M. Fujimoto, X. Wang, K. Takeshita, I. Takabatake, Y. Fujisawa, H. Teranishi, M. Ohtani and Y. Muneoka 667
Isolation of neurogenic and myogenic activities by Joro spider toxin in the adult heart of the isopod crustacean Ligia exotica H. Yamagishi, A. Sakurai and A. Mori 673
Evaluation of water intake in seawater adaptation in eels using a synchronized drop counter and pulse injector system Y. Takei, T. Tsuchida and A. Tanakadate 677
Operant conditioning of escape behavior in the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis S. Kobayashi, S. Kojima, M. Yamanaka, H. Sadamoto, H. Nakamura, Y. Fujito, R. Kawai, M. Sakakibara and E. Ito 683
Ionic mechanism of the carbon dioxide reception in the Japanese house centipede, Thereuonema hilgendorfi K. Yamana, N. Doi and Y. Toh 691
Genetics
Genetic variation of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b region in Japanese native dog breeds (Canis familiaris) N. Okumura, N. Ishiguro, M. Nakano, A. Matsui and M. Sahara 699
Biochemistry
Molecular stability and function of mouse hemoglobins K. Uchida, M.P. Reilly and T. Asakura 703
Cell Biology
Factors controlling the length of autogamy-immaturity in Paramecium tetraurelia Y. Ishikawa, A. Suzuki and Y. Takagi 707
Effects of DIF-1, an anti-tumor agent isolated from Dictyostelium discoideum, on rat gastric mucosal RGM-1 and leptomeningeal cells Y. Kubohara, K. Kabeya, H. Matsui and K. Ishikawa 713
Developmental Biology
Rapid oocyte growth and artificial fertilization of the larvaceans Oikopleura dioica and Oikopleura longicauda A. Nishino and M. Morisawa 723
Developmental stage-dependent expression of troponin T isoforms in chicken embryonic breast muscles grafted on chorio-allantoic membrane K. Nakada, J. Mashima, Y. Yao, J.-I Miyazaki and T. Hirabayashi 729
Endocrinology
ICI 182, 780 stimulates the growth of a uterine cell line derived from p53-deficient mice M. Hanazono, K. Moro, E. Nakagawa and Y. Tomooko 737
Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding a prolactin receptor of the Japanese red-bellied newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster T. Yamamoto, Y. Nakayama, Y. Matsuda and S.-I. Abé 741
Lack of inhibitory control of melanophore-stimulating hormone secretion in the larval toad, Bufo japonicus T. Kouki, K. Kawamura and S. Kikuyama 749
Changes in the levels of gonadotropin subunit mRNAs in the pituitary of pre-spawning chum salmon T. Kitahashi, H. Ando, M. Ban, H. Ueda and A. Urano 753
GnRH analog stimulates gonadotropin II gene expression in maturing sockeye salmon T. Kitahashi, D. Alok, H. Ando, M. Kaeriyama, Y. Zohar, H. Ueda and A. Urano 761
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog and sex steroids shorten homing duration of sockeye salmon in Lake Shikotsu T. Kitahashi, A. Sato, D. Alok, M. Kaeriyama, Y. Zohar, K. Yamauchi, A. Urano and H. Ueda 767
Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding a 20S proteasome subunit from goldfish (Carassius auratus) and its expression analysis R. Horiguchi, M. Tokumoto, Y. Yoshiura, K. Aida, Y. Nagahama and T. Tokumoto 773
Changes in the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal system during the annual reproductive cycle of the horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum K. Kawamoto, S. Kurahashi and T. Hayashi 779
Behavior Biology
Resting sites affected by social interactions between male laboratory mice S. Hayashi 787
Taxonomy
``Facelinella quadrilineata (Baba, 1930)'', a pair of cryptic species of Facelina from Japan Y.J. Hirano and M. Ito 791
General
A new population of the amphioxus (Branchiostoma belcheri) in the Enshu-Nada Sea in Japan K. Kubokawa, N. Azuma and M. Tomiyama 799
Bioactivity screening of Singapore gorgonians: Antimicrobial activity, toxicity to Artemia salina and efficacy against Plasmodium berghei N.K.C. Goh and L.M. Chou 805
