Table of Contents

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