Table of Contents

1. Are there common biochemical pathways in cell damage and cell death? C. J. Duncan; 2. Free radicals in the pathogenesis of tissue damage M. J. Jackson; 3. Calcium and signal transduction in oxidative cell damage P. Nicotera, G. E. N. Kass, S. K. Duddy and S. Orrenius; 4. Regulation of neutrophil oxidant production S. W. Edwards; 5. Reperfusion arrhythmias: role of oxidant stress M. J. Shattock, H. Matsuura and D. J. Hearse; 6. Biochemical pathways that lead to the release of cytosolic proteins in the perfused rat heart C. J. Duncan; 7. Malignant hyperthermia: the roles of free radicals and calcium? J. R. Arthur and G. G. Duthie; 8. Free radicals, calcium and damage in dystrophic and normal skeletal muscle M. J. Jackson, A. McArdle and R. H. T. Edwards; 9. Ultrastructural changes in mitochondria during rapid damage triggered by calcium C. J. Duncan and N. Shamsadeen; 10. The importance of oxygen free radicals, iron and calcium in renal ischaemia J. D. Gower, L. A. Cotterill and C. J. Green; 11. The Rubicon Hypothesis: a quantal framework for understanding the molecular pathway of cell activation and injury A. K. Campbell.