Neurochemistry, 1997 Cellular, Molecular, and Clinical Aspects

Proceedings of the 11th European Society for Neurochemistry Meeting held in Groningen, The Netherlandes, June 15-20, 1996

History. Clinical Aspects and Pathology: New Aspects of Alzheimer's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases. Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Mechanisms of Serotonergic Autoreceptor Agonists. Antagonists and Reuptake Inhibitors. Mild Hypothermia in the Management of Stroke and Other Ischemic Brain Trauma; Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Experience, Neurochemistry and Neuroimmunology of EAE; Implications for Therapy of MS. Neuroprotection in Model Studies for Dementia and Ischemia. Pathogenic Mechanisms in Mood Disorders. Atypical Antipsychotics: The Neurochemical Relevance of Test Models. Cellular Functions: Neurotrophic Molecules in Development and Regeneration. Steroids and Nervous System. Molecular Mechanisms of Microglial Activation. Metabolic Trafficking in the Brain. The Functional Role of Chromogranins and Related Peptides. Role of Melatonin in the Brain and Eye. Transporters for Essential Nutrients in Brain Cells. Molecules/Methods: Neurotransmitter Transporters. Structures of Neuronal Proteins in Rationalized Drug Design. Progress in Cholinergic Neurotransmission. Cell Adhesion in Neural Plasticity Induced by Experience. Expression and Metabolism of Glycoconjugates. CNS Taurine-A New Outlook. 23 Additional Chapters. Index.