Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Vol. 115B, No. 3, pp. I—XII, 1996 ISSN 0305-0491/96/$15.00 Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Inc. PIL S0305-0491(96)0000-0 ELSEVIER CONTENTS OF VOLUME 115 Vol. 115C, No. 1 Review B. H. Ali, M. Oukessou and A. K. Bashir 1 Pharmacokinetic considerations in the camel (Camelus dromedarius): A Re- view General Papers E. A. Hassoun and S. J. Stohs 11 TCDD, endrin and lindane induced oxidative stress in fetal and placental tis- sues on C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice T. L. Gilson, A. D. Kennedy and 19 Effects of breed and adipose depot location on responsiveness and sensitivity T. Rampersand to adrenergic stimulation in ovine adipose tissue M. Jallageas and N. Mas 27 Balance between opposite effects of short day stimulation and testicular steroid feedback inhibition on pituitary pulsatile LH release in male mink, Mustela vison L. Van Ginneken, S. Comhaire and 33 Determination of blood content in teleost gills using a liquid scintillation ana- R. Blust lyser: Procedure for the correction of branchial metal accumulation rates G. Palladini, S. Ruggeri, F. Stocchi, M. F. 41 A pharmacological study of cocaine activity in planaria De Pandis, G. Venturini and V. Margotta M. Zidane, P. Pondaven, C. Roussakis, B. 47 Pachymatismin: A novel cytotoxic factor from the marine sponge (Pachyma- Quéméner and M. T. Moré tisma johnstonii) S. Sanchez-Campos, M. J. Tundén, 55 Effects of experimental dicrocoeliosis on oxidative drug metabolism in hamster P. Gonzalez, R. Campo, M. C. Ferreras, liver Y. Manga and J. Gonzalez-Gallego J. A. Garcia S4inz, M. E. Cruz-Munoz and 61 Characterization of the B, adrenoceptors of dog liver Ma. T. Romero-Avila S. Z. Kim, S. H. Kim and K. W. Cho 67 Specific binding sites for atrial natriuretic peptide in the freshwater turtle, Amyda japonica N. De Bremaeker, J. Mallefet and 75 Luminescence control in the brittlestar Amphipholis squamata: Effect of cho- F. Baguet linergic drugs R. Gabbianelli, A. M. Santroni, 83 Superoxide anion handling by trout erythrocytes: A chemiluminescence study A. Concetti, A. Kantar and G. Falcioni T.-C. Chu, J. L. Burch, 89 Elevation of intracellular Ca** concentration in rabbit nonpigmented ciliary M. A. de Paula Brotto, T. L. Creazzo, epithelial cells by allicin J. Han, G. Y. Han and D. E. Potter E. Chavez, F. Téllez, J. Pichardo, 95 On the protection by ketorolac of reperfusion-induced heart damage R. Milan, A. Cuéllar, K. Carbajal and D. Cruz I Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C Bibliography Vol. 115C, No. 2 P. Utarabhand and P. Bunlipatanon 101 Plasma vitellogenin of grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus): Isolation and properties M. Mita, I. Yasumasu and Y. Nagahama 111 Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase in ovarian follicle cells of starfish Asterina pectinifera S. Haider and S. K. Chaube 117 The in vitro effects of forskolin, IBMX and cyanoketone on meiotic maturation in follicle-enclosed catfish (Clarias batrachus) oocytes J. R. Pedrajas, J. Lopez-Barea and J. Peinado 125 Dieldrin induces peroxisomal enzymes in fish (Sparus aurata) liver G. Degani, R. Boker and K. Jackson 133 Growth hormone, gonad development, and steroid levels in female carp L. Fortun-Lamothe, D. Langin and 141 Influence of prolactin on in vivo and in vitro lipolysis in Rabbits M. Lafontan R. Sarojini, R. Nagabhushanam and 149 In vivo assessment of opioid agonists and antagonists on ovarian maturation in the M. Fingerman red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii R. G. S. Berlinck, C. A. Ogawa, 155 Chemical and pharmacological characterization of halitoxin from Amphimedon A. M. P. Almeida, M. A. A. Sanchez, virdis (Porifera) from the southeastern Brazilian coast E. L. A. Malpezzi, L. V. Costa, E. Hajdu and J. C. de Freitas M. Haghighat, A. Moetamed, T. Vaseghi and 165 Isoprenaiine induces biosynthesis of proline-rich proteins in the salivary glands of M. Aminlari rat but not in sheep D. Engelstein, J. Shmueli, S. Bruhis, 169 Citral and testosterone interactions in inducing benign and atypical prostatic hyper- C. Servadio and A. Abramovici plasia in rats L. A. Polgar, B. Darvas, W. Volkl, 179 Comparison of ecdysteroid concentration in different morphs of aphids P. Porcheron, A. Székacs and S. Szelinger Vol. 115C, No. 3 General Papers T. Onaga, M. Uchida, M. Kimura, 185 Effect of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide on exocrine and M. Miyazaki, H. Mineo, S. Kato and endocrine secretion in the ovine pancreas R. Zabielski M. Devescovi and C. Lucu 195 Copper levels during osmotic stress in the shore crab Carcinus aestuarii M. E. MacKay, J. Raelson and 201 Up-regulation of estrogen receptor mRNA and estrogen receptor activity by C. B. Lazier estradiol in liver of rainbow trout and other teleostean fish E. Tanaka, A. Ishikawa, M. Abei and 211 Trimethadione as a probe drug to estimate hepatic oxidizing capacity in humans S. Kobayashi S. M. Khoja, A. O. Abuelgassim and 217 Effect of vanadate on the activity of rat jejunal 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase QO. A. Al-Bar T. Sugimoto, M. Yoshino, M. Nagao, 223 Voltage-gated ionic channels in cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes S. Ishii and H. Yabu M. E. Torres-Marquez, M. Macias-Silva 233 Identification of a functional Gs protein in Euglena gracilis and A. Vega-Segura B. Cymborowski and V. King 239 Circadian regulation of Fos-like expression in the brain of the blow fly Calli- phora vicina H. J. R. Popham and G. M. Chippendale 247 Effect of a hypolipidemic agent on the growth and development of the south- western corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella L. Carlsson and C. E. Lundholm 251 Characterisation of the effects of cadmium on the release of calcium and on the activity of some enzymes from neonatal mouse calvaria in culture M. J. Rocha and M. A. Reis-Henriques 257 Plasma and urine levels of C,g, C;9 and C,, steroids in an asynchronous fish, the Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (Teleostei, Chichlidae) M. A. Haseeb, W. B. Solomon and 265 Schistosoma mansoni: Effect of recombinant tumor necrosis factor a on fecun- J. F. Palma dity and ['*C]-tyrosine uptake in females maintained in vitro IV T. Zeng, H. Yamamoto, E. Bowen, Cell cycle control in isoproterenol-induced murine salivary acinar cell prolifera- R. L. Broverman, K-H. T. Nguyen and tion M. G. Humphreys-Beher W. M. Bandaranayake, J. E. Bemis and Ultraviolet absorbing pigments from the marine sponge Dysidea herbacea: D. J. Bourne Isolation and structure of a new mycosporine