■ Foreword

Contact with Electron Microscope (especially HVEM) through Researches and Future Expectations for JSM

Heishichiro Takahashi

■ Feature Articles: Re-evaluation of fibroblasts and fibroblast-like cells: newer aspects

Re-evaluation of fibroblasts and fibroblast-like cells: newer aspects

Kei-ichiro Nakamura

Intercellular Signaling of Subepithelial Fibroblasts in Intestinal Villi

Sonoko Furuya and Kishio Furuya

Fibroblasts Resident in the Tissue Transform into Vascular Endothelial Cells of Newly-formed Blood Vessels

Takashi Fujiwara, Kazunori Kon, Katsumi Mominoki and Toshina Oonuma

Contraction of Fibroblasts, and Myofibroblasts

Keisuke Ina, Hirokazu Kitamura and Yoshihisa Fujikura

Role of Corneal Fibroblasts in Infection

Teruo Nishida

The origin of fibroblast recruited into cancer-induced stromal tissue

Genichiro Ishii and Atsushi Ochiai

■ Reviews

Structures of Precipitates in Mg-RE (RE: Rare Earth Metals) Alloys Studied by HAADF-STEM and HRTEM

Kenji Hiraga and Masahiko Nishijima

Phase contrast electron microscopy of viruses

Masashi Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Okada, Radostin Danev, Kiyoto Nishiyama, Keishin Sugawara and Kuniaki Nagayama

■ Lectures

Imaging with Genetically encoded Ca²⁺ sensors

Junichi Nakai

Principles of High Resolution STEM Images (I)

Takashi Yamazaki and Kazuto Watanabe

■ Researches Today

TEM Smaple Preparation using Triple Beam System

Haruo Takahashi

UV-Raman observation of Si surface layer with very shallow ion-implantation

Hiroshi Harima

Real-Time Stereo Transmission Electron Microscope

Takayoshi Tanji

Ultrathin Cryosections for Light and Electron microscopy

Toshihiro Takizawa

Application of SDS-digested Freeze-fracture Replica Labeling for Molecular Localization in Neural Tissues

Yugo Fukazawa and Ryuichi Shigemoto

Time-resolved Electrostatic Force Detection Using Scanning Probe Microscope

Takuya Matsumoto and Tomoji Kawai

■ Matter for Congratulation

■ Foreign Laboratories

Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University

Yasuhiro Sakamoto

■ Staff Commentary

Kei-ichiro Nakamura