Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Vol. 131C, No. 4 pp. I-HI, 2002 ELSEVIER CONTENTS OF VOLUME 131 Vol. 131C, No. 1 General papers Y.-H. Yeh, D.-Y. Wang, J.-F. Deng, S.-K. Chen Short-term toxicity of grass crap bile powder, 5a-cyprinol and Sa-cyprinol sulfate in rats and D.-F. Hwang K.M. Flynn, S.A. Miller, S.A. Sower Sexually dimorphic effects of NMDA receptor antagonism on brain—pituitary—gonad axis and M.P. Schreibman development in the platyfish L. Pari and G. Saravanan Antidiabetic effect of Cogent db, a herbal drug in alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus S.S. Finkenbine, T.W. Gettys and K.G. Burnett Beta-adrenergic receptors on leukocytes of the channel catfish, /ctalurus punctatus S. Kong, R.A. McKinnon, B. Mojarrabi and I. Stupans Absence of type | 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme in koala liver L.P. Weber, Y. Kiparissis, G.S. Hwang, A.J. Niimi, Increased cellular apoptosis after chronic aqueous exposure to nonylphenol and quercetin D.M. Janz and C.D. Metcalfe in adult medaka (Oryzias latipes) S.A.M. Al-Arabi and A. Goks@yr Cytochrome P4501A responses in two tropical fish species, riverine catfish (Rita rita) and marine mudfish (Aprocryptes bato) R.M. Pedlar, M.D. Ptashynski, K.G. Wautier, The accumulation, distribution, and toxicological effects of dietary arsenic exposure in R.E. Evans, C.L. Baron and J.F. Klaverkamp lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) T. Yada and T. Azuma Hypophysectomy depresses immune functions in rainbow trout Instructions to Authors Vol. 131C, No. 2 In Appreciation General papers N. Bhandari, E.N. Enongene, R.T. Riley, F.I. Meredith Temporal expression of fumonisin B ,-induced tumor necrosis factor-a and interferon and R.P. Sharma ‘y in mice M.K. Chan, R. Othman, D. Zubir and S. Salmijah Induction of a putative metallothionein gene in the blood cockle, Anadara granosa, exposed to cadmium M.-L. Vidal, A. Basséres and J.-F. Narbonne Seasonal variations of pollution biomarkers in two populations of Corbicula fluminea (Miiller) Y. Dewael and J. Mallefet Calcium involvement in the luminescence control of three ophiuroid species (Echinodermata) M. Orellana, N. Varela, V. Guajardo, J. Araya Modulation of rat liver cytochrome P450 activity by prolonged red wine consumption and R. Rodrigo T. Kiss, A. Vehovszky, L. Hiripi, A. Kovacs Membrane effects of toxins isolated from a cyanobacterium, Cylindrospermopsis and L. Voérés raciborskii, on identified molluscan neurones T.Y. Christova, D.B. Duridanova and M.S. Setchenska Enhanced heme oxygenase activity increases the antioxidant defense capacity of guinea pig liver upon acute cobalt chloride loading: comparison with rat liver J.-M. Laporte, S. Andres and R.P. Mason Effect of ligands and other metals on the uptake of mercury and methylmercury across the gills and the intestine of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) Contents of volume J.E. Dvorska, P.F. Surai, B.K. Speake and N.H.C. Sparks 197 — Antioxidant systems of the developing quail embryo are compromised by mycotoxin aurofusarin M.C. Névoa-Valifas, M. Pérez-L6pez and M.J. Melgar 207 Comparative study of the purification and characterization of the cytosolic Glutathione S-transferases from two salmonid species: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) Instructions to Authors Vol. 131C, No. 3 Including papers from the Environmental stressors - Pollutants Symposium ESCPB 21st Congress, Liége, Belgium, July 24—28, 2000 R. Gilles Editorial N. Ceratto, F. Dondero, J.-W. van de Loo, B. Burlando Cloning and sequencing of a novel metallothionein gene in Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam and A. Viarengo T. Endo Transport of cadmium across the apical membrane of epithelial cell lines A. Lange, O. Ausseil and H. Segner Alterations of tissue glutathione levels and metallothionein mRNA in rainbow trout during single and combined exposure to cadmium and zinc K. Das, V. Jacob and J.M. Bouquegneau White-sided dolphin metallothioneins: purification, characterisation and potential role R.O. Schill, P.M.H. Gayle and H.-R. Kohler Daily stress protein (hsp70) cycle in chitons (Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791) which inhabit the rocky intertidal shoreline in a tropical ecosystem T. Knigge, N. Mann, Z. Parveen, C. Perry, Mannosomes: a molluscan intracellular tubular membrane system related to heavy metal M. Gernhofer, R. Triebskorn, H.-R. Kohler and stress? M. Connock E.R. de la Torre, L. Ferrari and A. Salibian Freshwater pollution biomarker: response of brain acetylcholinesterase activity in two fish species A. Geffard, J.C. Amiard and C. Amiard-Triquet Kinetics of metal elimination in oysters from a contaminated estuary General papers R.T. Gomes, R.P.F. Camargos, A.P. Viotti, Comparison of the biodistribution of free or liposome-entrapped Crotalus durissus A.P. Tavares, M.P. Revelo and T.V. Freitas terrificus (South American rattlesnake) venom in mice S.-Y. Cheng and J.-C. Chen Joint action of elevated ambient nitrite and nitrate on hemolymph nitrogenous compounds and nitrogen excretion of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Y. Ogata, T. Sakurai, S. Nakao, N. Kuboyama, 4-Bromophenacyl bromide induces Ca2+ influx in human gingival fibroblasts K. Moriwaki, S. Furuyama and H. Sugiya F.F.Y. Radwan Comparative toxinological and immunological studies on the nematocyst venoms of the Red Sea fire corals Millepora dichotoma and M. platyphylla E. Rurangwa, A. Biegniewska, E. Slominska, Effect of tributyltin on adenylate content and enzyme activities of teleost sperm: a E.F. Skorkowski and F. Ollevier biochemica! approach to study the mechanisms of toxicant reduced spermatozoa motility ‘W.-S. Yueh and C.-F. Chang Oocyte maturation-inducing steroids in protandrous black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli I. Csanaky and Z. Gregus Species variations in the biliary and urinary excretion of arsenate, arsenite and their metabolites F. Galvez, G.D. Mayer, C.M. Wood and C. Hogstrand The distribution kinetics of waterborne silver-110m in juvenile rainbow trout M. Sokolowska-Mikolajcezyk, M. Socha, Seasonal short-term effects of naltrexone on LH secretion in male carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) T. Mikolajezyk, J. Chyb and P. Epler L.P. Weber, S.L. Diamond, S.M. Bandiera Expression of HSP70 and CYPIA protein in ovary and liver of juvenile rainbow trout and D.M. Janz exposed to B-naphthoflavone II Contents of volume J.R. Strawn and R.L. Cooper The effects of ethanol on pre-synaptic components of synaptic transmission in a model glutamatergic synapse: the crayfish neuromuscular junction Vol. 131C, No. 4 General papers M. Alves-Ferreira, E.C.C. da Silva, A. Ferreira-Pereira 405 Regulatory differences between Ca2+-ATPase in plasma membranes from and H.M. Scofano chicken (nucleated) and pig (anucleated) erythrocytes M. Sokotowska-Mikolajczyk, The effects of naltrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, on plasma LH levels in common M. Socha, T. Mikolajezyk, J. Chyb and P. Epler carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) J.-S. Park, S. Chung, I.-S. Park, Y. Kim, C.-H. Koh Purification and characterization of metallothionein-like cadmium binding protein from and I.-S. Lee Asian periwinkle Littorina brevicula J.-L. Mo, P. Devos and G. Trausch Dopamine D, receptors in the gills of Chinese crab Eriocheir sinensis M.A. Khan and J. Musarrat Tetracycline—Cu(II) photo-induced fragmentation of serum albumin M. Cavaletto, A. Ghezzi, B. Burlando, V. Evangelisti, Effect of hydrogen peroxide on antioxidant enzymes and metallothionein level in the N. Ceratto and A. Viarengo digestive gland of Mytilus galloprovincialis S. Gauthier-Clerc, J. Pellerin, C. Blaise and F. Gagné Delayed gametogenesis of Mya arenaria in the Saguenay fjord (Canada): a consequence of endocrine disruptors? S.M. Valles and W.D. Woodson Insecticide susceptibility and detoxication enzyme activities among Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki workers sampled from different locations in New Orleans M.-L. Vidal, P. Rouimi, L. Debrauwer and Purification and characterisation of glutathione S-transferases from the freshwater J.-F. Narbonne clam Corbicula fluminea (Miller) M. Watanabe and T. Suzuki Involvement of reactive oxygen stress in cadmium-induced cellular damage in Euglena gracilis H. Iwata, K. Yoshinari, M. Negishi and J.J. Stegeman Species-specific responses of constitutively active receptor (CAR)—CYP2B coupling: lack of CYP2B inducer-responsive nuclear translocation of CAR in marine teleost, scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Y. Yagi, M. Kuwahara and H. Tsubone Ca2+-activated K+ channel blockers induce PKC modulated oscillatory contractions in guinea pig trachea L.V. Costa-Lotufo, M.M. de F. Fonteles, I.S.P. Lima, Attenuating effects of melatonin on pilocarpine-induced seizures in rats A.A. de Oliveira, V.S. Nascimento, V.M.S. de Bruin and G.S.B. Viana J. Rose, H. Holbech, C. Lindholst, U. Nérum, Vitellogenin induction by 17-estradiol and 17a-ethinylestradiol in male zebrafish A. Povlisen, B. Korsgaard and P. Bjerregaard (Danio rerio) Corrigendum G.A. Bubenik Corrigendum to: “Seasonal levels of metabolic hormones and substrates in male and female reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)” [Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C, 120, 307-315, 1998] Contents of Volume 131 Subject Index Author Index Instructions to Authors