Volume 87: Issue 2

Contents

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Decreased expression of the vitamin C transporter SVCT1 by ascorbic acid in a human intestinal epithelial cell line

Lauren MacDonald, Alfred E.Thumser and Paul Sharp

101

Body-weight changes are clearly reflected in plasma concentrations of leptin in female mink (Mustela vison)

A.-H. Tauson and M. Forsberg

107

Increased phagocytosis and production of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils during magnesium deficiency in rats and inhibition by high magnesium concentration

Françoise I. Bussière, Elyett Gueux, Edmond Rock, Jean-Pierre Girardeau, Arlette Tridon, Andrzej Mazur and Yves Rayssiguier

115

Niacin (nicotinic acid) in non-physiological doses causes hyperhomocysteineaemia in Sprague–Dawley rats

Tapan K.Basu, Neelam Makhani and Gary Sedgwick

121

Interrelationships between dairy product intake, microflora metabolism, faecal properties and plasmid dissemination in gnotobiotic mice

Sylvie Maisonneuve, Marie-France Ouriet and Yvonne Duval-Iflah

131

Net energy value of two low-digestible carbohydrates, Lycasin ^®HBC and the hydrogenated polysaccharide fraction of Lycasin ^®HBC in healthy human subjects and their impact on nutrient digestive utilization

S. Sinaud, C. Montaurier, D. Wils, J. Vernet, M. Brandolini, C. Bouteloup-Demange and M. Vermorel

141

Acute effects of ingestion of black tea on postprandial platelet aggregation in human subjects

Jonathan M. Hodgson, Ian B. Puddey, Valerie Burke, Lawrence J. Beilin, Trevor A. Mori and Shin-Yee Chan

147

Pancreatic islet insulin secretion and metabolism in adult rats malnourished during neonatal life

Francisco B. Barbosa, Kirsten Capito, Hans Kofod and Peter Thams

157

Effect of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester v. oleic acid-rich safflower oil on insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic model rats with hypertriacylglycerolaemia

Asako Minami, Noriko Ishimura, Sadaichi Sakamoto, Eiko Takishita, Kazuaki Mawatari, Kazuko Okada and Yutaka Nakaya

163

Inconsistencies in bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurements of fat mass in a field study of prepubertal children

Mareike Mast, A. Sönnichsen, K. Langnäse, K. Labitzke, U. Bruse, U. Preuß and M. J. Müller

177

Anthropometric measurements in the elderly: age and gender differences

Egle Perissinotto, Claudia Pisent, Giuseppe Sergi, Francesco Grigoletto, Giuliano Enzi

187

Are the effects of dietary fruits and vegetables on human health related to those of chronic dietary restriction on animal longevity and disease?

W. F. J. Cuthbertson

189

Minor importance of de novo lipogenesis on energy expenditure in human

K. J. Acheson and J. P. Flatt

191

Book review

D. J. Mela

192

Book review

Professor John A. Milne