Volume 24, number 9 (September), 2009 (published online: July 16, 2009)

	Articles
1	Ultrastructure and lectin cytochemistry of secretory cells in lingual glands of the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) M. Capacchietti, M.G. Sabbieti, D. Agas, S. Materazzi, G. Menghi and L. Marchetti pp 1087-1096
2	The expression of a novel cxcr4 gene in Xenopus embryo E. Alonso, L. Gómez-Santos, J.F. Madrid and F.J. Sáez pp 1097-1103
3	Methylation of histone H3 lysine 27 associated with apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells induced by staurosporine M.-F. Cheng, C.-H. Lee, K.-T. Hsia, G.-S. Huang and H.-S. Lee pp 1105-1111
4	Histopathological changes of the hippocampus neurons in brain injury D.R. Li, T. Ishikawa, D. Zhao, T. Michiue, L. Quan, B.L. Zhu and H. Maeda pp 1113-1120
5	Prognostic significance of AGR2 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma M.-O. Riener, C. Pilarsky, J. Gerhardt, R. Grützmann, F.R. Fritzsche, M. Bahra, W. Weichert and G. Kristiansen pp 1121-1128
6	MgSO4 treatment preserves the ischemia-induced reduction in S-100 protein without modification of the expression of endothelial tight junction molecules F. Goñi-de-Cerio, A. Alvarez, F.J. Alvarez, M.C. Rey-Santano, D. Alonso-Alconada, V.E. Mielgo, E. Gastiasoro and E. Hilario pp 1129-1138
7	Useful DNA typing using AmpFιSTR® Identifiler® Kit for formaldehyde-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues in early gastric cancer patient with lymph node metastasis H. Motani-Saitoh, H. Inoue, T. Tanizawa, Y. Nabeya, D. Yajima, M. Hayakawa, Y. Sato, Y. Nakatani, H. Matsubara and H. Iwase pp 1139-1145
8	Atorvastatin induces thrombomodulin expression in the aorta of cholesterol-fed rabbits and in TNFα-treated human aortic endothelial cells S.-J. Lin, F.-Y. Hsieh, Y.-H. Chen, C.-C. Lin, I.-I. Kuan, S.-H. Wang, C.-C. Wu, H.-F. Chien, F.-Y. Lin and Y.-L. Chen pp 1147-1159
9	Voluntary oral feeding of rats not requiring a very high fat diet is a clinically relevant animal model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) G.L. Tipoe, C.T. Ho, E.C. Liong, T.M. Leung, T.Y.H Lau, M.L. Fung and A.A. Nanji pp 1161-1169
	Reviews
10	Polarized endocytic transport: The roles of Rab11 and Rab11-FIPs in regulating cell polarity J. Jing and R. Prekeris pp 1171-1180
11	Involvement of resistance to apoptosis in the pathogenesis of endometriosis K. Nasu, A. Yuge, A. Tsuno, M. Nishida and H. Narahara pp 1181-1192
12	A review of ERGIC-53: Its structure, functions, regulation and relations with diseases Y.C. Zhang, Y. Zhou, C.Z. Yang and D.S. Xiong pp 1193-1204