1. A Historical Overview of the Gastroenteropancreatic Regulatory Peptides
T.J. McDonald
2. Gastroenteropancreatic Regulatory Peptides Structures: An Overview
T.J. McDonald
3. Regulation of Gastrointestinal Neuropeptide Gene Expression and Processing
Ake Rokaeus
4. Microanatomy and Chemical Coding of Peptide-Containing Neurons in the Digestive Tract
E. Ekblad, R Hakanson, and F. Sundler
5. Neuropeptide Motor Actions Vary between In Vivo and In Vitro Experimental Conditions
Jo-Ann E.t. Fox-Thelkeld
6. Receptors for Neuropeptides (Neurokinins) : Functional Studies
D. Regoli, S. Dion, and G. Drapeau
7. Receptors for Neuropeptides: Ligand Binding Studies
Sultan Ahmad, H.D. Allescher, and C.Y. Kwan
8. Receptors for Neuropeptides: Receptors Isolation Studies and Molecular Biology
Jean-Pierre Vincent and Patrick Kitabgi
9. Gastrointestinal Neuropeptides and Second Messenger Systems
Peter Kostka
10. Gastrointestinal Neuropeptide-Inactivating Mechanisms in the Circulation and in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Frederic Checler
11. Postulated Physiological and Pathophysiological Roles on Motility
Hans-Dieter Allescher and Sultan Ahmad
12. Physiological and Pathophysiological Roles of VIP, Somatostatin, Opioids, Galanin, GRP, and Secretin
Jan D. Huizinga and Julio Pintin-Quezada
13. Effects of Neuropeptides on Intestinal Ion Transport
P.K. Rangachari
14. The Role of Neuropeptides in the Normal and Pathophysiological Control of Blood Flow
John S. Smeda
15. Neuropeptides and Cell Proliferation
David J. Hill
16. Perspectives for the Study of Gut Neuropeptides
E.E. Daniel
