Preface.<strong> Section I: Stem Cells. 1.</strong> Intestinal Stem Cells and Clonality; D.J. Winton. <strong>2.</strong> The Stem Cells Niche Hypothesis, Mutation and Neoplasia; E.D. Williams. <strong>3.</strong> Mutant Stem Cells; M. Bjerknes, H. Cheng. <strong>4.</strong> Towards Gene Correction for Cystic Fibrosis in Intestinal Stem Cells; E.M. Slorach, J.R. Dorin. <strong>Section II: Growth and</strong> <strong>Development. 5.</strong> Gastrointestinal Development: An Overview; S.J. Henning. <strong>6.</strong> Recent Insights into Roles for EGF Receptor Ligands in Epithelial Cell Systems; R.J. Coffey, et al. <strong>7.</strong> Paba-Peptide Hydrolase: Just Another Digestive Enzyme? E.E. Sterchi. <strong>9.</strong> Gastrointestinal Peptide Receptors and Neoplastic Growth Processes; J.C. Reubi. <strong>10.</strong> Molecular Analysis of Novel Genes Differentially Expressed during Gut Development; G. Perozzi, et al. <strong>11.</strong> Intestinal Proliferation and Infection in Childhood; T.C. Savidge, et al. <strong>12.</strong> Perspectives on Stem Cells and Gut Growth: Tales of a Crypt - From the Walrus to Wittgenstein; I.M. Modlin, et al. <strong>Section III:</strong> <strong>Epithelial Mesenchymal Interactions. 13.</strong> Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Intestinal Development; M. Kedinger, et al. <strong>14.</strong> The Role of the Non-Integrin 67 kDa Laminin Receptor in Erythrocyte Proliferation, Adhesion and Motility; M.M. Weiser, et al. <strong>15.</strong> Recent Work with Migration/Patterns of Expression: Cell-Matrix Interactions in Human Intestinal Cell Differentiation; J.-F. Beaulieu. <strong>16.</strong> Recent Work with Hepatocyte Growth/Scatter Factor; A. Schmassmann, et al. <strong>17.</strong> E-Cadherin/Catenin Complex in the Gastrointestinal Tract; M. Pignatelli, et al. <strong>18.</strong> Molecular Aspects of Restitution; R. Poulsom. <strong>19.</strong> Regulation of Epithelial Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Small Bowel Adaptation after Resection and during Ontogeny; D.C. Rubin, M.S. Levin. <strong>20.</strong> Protein Synthesis and Trafficking in Polarized Epithelia: The Parietal Cell Model; J.M. Crothers, Jr., et al. <strong>Section IV: Cell Differentiation. 21.</strong> Mechanisms of Sucrase-Isomaltase Gene Transcription: Implications for Intestinal Development; P.G. Traber. <strong>22.</strong> Intestinal Mucin Gene Expression; J.R. Gum, Jr., et al. <strong>23.</strong> Gastrointestinal Cell Lines as a Model for Differentiation; R.H. Whitehead, N.K. Watson. <strong>24.</strong> Growth, Differentiation and Apoptosis: Mechanisms of Control and Deregulation during Colorectal Tumorigenesis; A. Hague, et al. <strong>25.</strong> A Transgenic Model for Lactase Down-Regulation; J.T. Troelsen, et al. Index.