Part 1 Flow and transport for organ and nutritional substances: hemorheology and microcirculation in oxygen transport, A. Seiyama and T. Shiga; intravital near-infrared fluorescence microscopy with indocyanine green to visualize deep tissue microcirculation, N. Ohshima et al; autoregulation of tissue perfusion and oxygenation, H.J. Granger. Part 2 Flow and function in the brain: microcirculatory control in the brain tissue, H. Niimi; microcirculatory injury in the brain, W.I. Rosenblum; brain damage and free radicals, P.D. Hurn et al; ischemic vulnerability and tolerance in the brain, K. Kitigawa et al. Part 3 Coronary circulation and cardiac function: microcirculatory disturbances due to activated leukocytes in ischemic and reperfusion injury, B.F. Becker et al; microvascular-intersitial interactions in the regulation of coronary flow and cardiac mechanics, J.Y. Kresh et al; microcirculatory disturbances and adenosine in the heart, M. Hori and M. Kitakaze; myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury in the field of cardiac surgery - mechanisms and protection, Y. Sawa and H. Matsuda. Part 4 Flow and function of stomach, intestine and liver: optoelectric studies on microcirculation and its effects on functions in gastrointestinal system, N. Sato et al; role of endogenous endothelin-1 in gastric mucosal injury, S. Kawano et al; neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions during ischemia/reperfusion, P.R. Kvietys et al; hepatic microcirculation as a major determinant of hepatic function, R.S. McCuskey. Part 5 Pathophysiology of perfusion abnormalities in tissue and organs; abnormalities of high density lipoprotein metabolism as a major cause of atherosclerosis, Y. Matsuzawa et al; tissue perfusion abnormalities in shock, J.-L. Vincent and H. Zhang; pancreatic microcirculation and its disturbances in diabetes, Y. Yamasaki et al; ischemia and reperfusion injury of skeletal muscle, E. Lorensen and E. Ascer.
