Joint
Meeting 
of the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN)
and the European Society for Neurochemistry (ESN),
to be held in Berlin, Germany from August
8 - 14, 1999
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KEY WORD INDEX
A
N-Acetyl aspartate * Acetylcholine * Acetylcholine receptor * Acetylcholine release * Acetylcholine storage * Acetylcholinesterase * ACTH * Actin * Acylation * Acyl-CoA * Addiction * Adenosine * Adenosine receptor * Adenosine transporter * Adenosine triphosphate [ATP] * Adenosine triphosphatases * S-Adenosyl methionine * Adenovirus vector * Adenylate cyclase * ADP-ribosylation * Adrenal chromaffin cells * Adrenergic system * Adrenergic receptor * Adrenoleukodystrophy * Affective disorder * Aging * AIDS * Alcoholism * Aluminium * Alzheimer's disease * Amiloride * Amino acids * gamma-Aminobutyric acid [GABA] * gamma-Aminobutyric acid receptors * gamma-Aminobutyric acid release *gamma-Aminobutyric acid uptake * 2-Amino-4-phosphono-butyric acid * Ammonia * AMPA * AMPA receptor * Amphetamine * Amygdala *Amyloid * Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis * Analgesia * Anesthetics * Angiotensin * Angiotensin receptor * Animal models * Anorexia nervosa * Anoxia * Antibodies * Anticonvulsants * Antidepressant drugs * Anti-estrogens * Anti-idiotypes * Antioxidant * Antisense * Anxiety * APOE *Apolipoproteins * Apoptosis (see Cell death) * Arachidonic acid * Arginine * Aspartate * Astrocytes * ATP, see Adenosine triphosphate * ATPase * ATP synthase * Autoantibodies * Autoreceptors * Axolemma * Axon * Axon-glia interaction * Axon regeneration * Axonal membrane * Axonal transport
B
B cells * Baclofen * Basal ganglia * Batten disease * BDNF * Behavior * Benzodiazepine receptor * Benzodiazepines * Bicuculline * Blood-brain barrier * Blood flow * Blood vessels * BMP * Bradykinin * Brain * Brain damage * Brain development * Brain stem * Brain tumors * Bungarotoxin
C
Cadherins * Cadmium * Calcitonin * Calcium * Calcium antagonist * Calcium binding proteins * Calcium channel * Calcium signalling * Calmodulin *Calpain * CaMK * Cannabis * Capillary electrophoresis * Carbachol * Carbidopa * Carbonic anhydrase * Carnitine * Carotid body * Caspases * Catecholamines * Catenin * Cell adhesion * Cell culture * Cell death * Cell fusion * Cell growth * Cell migration * Cell proliferation * Cell surface antigens * Cell surface carbohydrates * Cell surface molecule * Cell transfection * Cell transplant * Cerebellar granule cells * Cerebellum *Cerebrosides * Cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] * Channel * Chemically defined medium * Chemokines * Chloride channel * Cholecystokinin * Cholesterol * Choline * Choline acetyltransferase * Choline uptake * Cholinergic antigen * Chol-1 * Cholinergic nerve terminals * Cholinergic neurons * Choroid plexus * Chromaffin cells * Chromaffin granules * Chromogranins * Chromosomal proteins * Cigarette smoke * Circadian clock * Circadian rhythm * Citric acid cycle * Clathrin * Clorgyline * Clozapine * CNP * CNTF * Co-localization * Co-transmitter * Coated vesicles * Cocaine * Cobalt * Colchicine * Connexins * Convulsants * Copper * Cortex * Corticosteroids * Corticotropin releasing hormone * Creatine * Creatine kinase * Cyclic AMP * Cyclic GMP * 2’,3'-cyclic nucleotide-3’-phosphohydrolase [CNPase] * Cyclooxygenase * Cytokines * Cytoskeletal proteins * Cytoskeleton * Cytotoxicity
D
Degeneration * Dementia * Demyelination * Dendrite * 2-Deoxyglucose * Depolarization * Desensitization * Development * Diabetes * Diacylglycerol lipase * Diacylglycerols * Differentiation * Dihydropyridines * Dipyridamole * DNA * DNA library * DNA-RNA hybrids * DNA synthesis * cDNA * Dolichol * L-DOPA * Dopamine * Dopamine ß-hydroxylase * Dopamine receptors * Dopamine release * Dopamine uptake * Dorsal root ganglion cells * Drosophila * Drug dependence * Duchenne muscular dystrophy * Dynorphin * Dystonia * Dystrophin
E
EAE * Ecto-nucleotidases * Edema * Eicosanoids * Electric organ * Electroconvulsive shock * Electromagnetic fields * Electromotor synapse * Embryo * Endocytosis * Endothelial cells * Endo-peptidase * Endothelin * Endotoxin * Endorphin * Energy metabolism * Enkephalin * Enkephalin receptors * Enzyme induction * Epidermal growth factor * Epilepsy * Estradiol * Ethanol * Excitatory amino acid * Excitatory amino acid receptors * Exercise * Exocytosis * Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis * Experimental allergic neuritis * Extracellular matrix * Eye
F
Fatty acids * Ferritin * Fetal brain * Fibroblast growth factor * Fibroblasts * Forebrain * Free radicals
G
G protein coupled receptors * GABA, see Gamma-Aminobutyric acid * GABAergic drugs * Galactocerebroside * Galactosialidosis * Galactosyltransferase * Galanin * Ganglion cells * Ganglioside-binding protein * Gangliosides * Gangliosidosis * GAP junction * GAP-43 * GDNF * Gene expression * Gene structure * Gene therapy * Gene transfer * Genome * Glial cells * Glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP] * Glial metabolism * Glial progenitor cells * Glioma * Gliosis * Glucocorticoids * Glucose * Glucose-6-phosphate * Glucuronide * Glucuronyltransferase * Glutamate * Glutamate analogs * Glutamate receptor * Glutamate release * Glutamate transporter * Glutamate uptake * Glutamic acid decarboxylase * Glutaminase * Glutamine * Glutamine synthetase * Glutathione * Glycerol * Glycerylphosphoryl choline * Glycerylphosphoryl ethanolamine * Glycine * Glycine receptor * Glycogen * Glycolipids * Glycoproteins * Glycosaminoglycans * Glycosphingolipids * Glycosylation * Golgi apparatus * G-proteins * Granule cells * Green fluorescent proteins * Growth associated proteins * Growth cone * Growth factors * GTP-binding proteins * Guanidinoethane sulfonate * Guanosine triphosphate * Guanylate cyclase * Guanylate cyclase receptor * Guillain-Barre syndrome
H
Hallucinogens * Haloperidol * Heat shock proteins * Hemicholinium * Hemorrhagic shock * Hepatic encephalopathy * Herpes simplex * 2,5-Hexanedione * Hexosaminidase * Hexokinase * Hibernation * High-performance liquid chromatography * Hippocampus * Histamine * Histaminase * Histones * History of Neurochemistry * Hormones * Huntington’s disease * ß-Hydroxybutyrate * 5-Hydroxyindolacetic acid * p-Hydroxynorvaline * 5-Hydroxytryptamine * Hyperammonemia * Hyperphenylalaninemia * Hypertension * Hyperthermia * Hypoglycemia * Hypothalamus * Hypothermia * Hypoxia/Ischemia
I
IGF-1 * Idazoxan * Image analysis * lmidazolines * Immediate early genes * lmmunoassay * lmmunoblotting * lmmunocytochemistry * Immunodeficiency * Immunoglobulins * Indoles * Inflammation * lnositol phosphates * In situ localization * Insulin * Insulin-like growth factor * lntegrin * Interferon * lnterleukins * Intermediate filaments * lnterneurons * lntracellular pH * Iodide * Ion channels * Ion flux * Ion transport * lonophore * Iris * Iron * lschemia * Isoproterenol
J
JAK/stat * Jimpy mouse
K
K channels * Kainic acid * Alpha-Ketoglutarate * Kindling * Kinesin * Kynurenic acid
L
L-DOPA * Lactate * Lactography * Laminin * Lead * Learning * Lectins * Leucoagglutinin * Leukotrienes * Limbic system * Linoleic acid * Lipase * Lipid peroxide * Lipid synthesis * Lipids * Lipoprotein * Lipoprotein lipase * Liposomes * Lipoxygenase * Lithium * LTP * Lymphocyte * Lysophospholipases * Lysoplasmalogenase * Lysosomal enzymes * Lysosomes
M
Macrophage * Magnesium * Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) * Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) * Malnutrition * Malonate * Manganese * MAP2 * MAP kinase * Mass spectroscopy * Matrix metalloproteinase * Maturation * Mazindol * Medulloblastoma * Melatonin * Melanoma * Membrane * Membrane enzyme * Membrane fluidity * Membrane lipids * Membrane potential * Memory * Mental disorders * Mental retardation * Mescaline * Metabolism * Metachromatic leukodystrophy * Metalloproteinases * Methamphetamine * N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid [NMDA] * Methylazoxymethanol * Methyl-phenyl tetrahydropyridine [MPTP] * Methylxanthines * Microdialysis * Microfilaments * Microglia * Microtubule proteins * Microtubules * Migraine * Milacemide * Mitochondria * Mitogens * MK 801 * Molecular cloning * Molecular genetics * Monensin * Monoamine metabolism * Monoamine oxidase * Monoamine oxidase inhibitors * Monoamines * Monoclonal antibodies * Monocytes * Mood disorders * Morphine * Motor neurons * Motor neuron disease * Multiple sclerosis * Muscarinic ligands/receptors * Muscle * Mutant mouse * Myasthenia graves * Myelin * Myelination * Myelin associated glycoprotein * Myelin basic protein * Myelin peripheral nerve * Myelin proteins * Myenteric plexus * Myosin
N
N-acetylaspartic acid * Naloxone * N-CAM, see Neural cell adhesion molecule [N-CAM] * Nerve growth factor [NGF] * Nerve growth factor receptors * Nerve regeneration * Nerve terminals * Neural cell adhesion molecule [N-CAM] * Neural networks * Neural progenitors * Neuraminic acid * Neuraminidases * Neuregulin * Neurite outgrowth * Neuroblastoma * Neurodegeneration * Neuroendocrine cell * Neurofilament proteins * Neurofilaments * Neuro-immune modulation * Neuroimmunology * Neurokinins * Neuroleptics * Neuromuscular junction * Neuronal development * Neuronal differentiation * Neuronal plasticity * Neuronal regulation * Neuronal storage * Neuronal survival factors * Neuron-glia relationship * Neurons * Neuron-specific enolase * Neuropathology * Neuropathy * Neuropeptides * Neuroregulation * Neurotensin receptors * Neurotoxins * Neurotransmission * Neurotransmitter release * Neurotransmitter transport * Neurotransmitter uptake * Neurotransmitters amino acids * Neurotransmitters * Neurotrophic factors * Neurotrophins * NGF, see Nerve growth factor * Nicardipine * Nickel * Nicotine * Niemann-Pick disease * Nitric oxide * Nitric oxide synthase * Nitrogen metabolism * NMDA, see N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid * Node of Ranvier * Noradrenergic system * Noradrenergic vesicles * Norepinephrine * Norepinephrine release * Norepinephrine transposter * Notch * Nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR] * Nucleic acids, synthesis * 5’-Nucleotidase * Nucleotides * Nucleotidic receptors * Nucleus accumbens
O
Olfactory bulb * Oligodendrocyte progenitors * Oligodendrocytes * Oligosaccharides * Oocytes * Oncogene * Opiate receptors * Opiates * Opioid peptides * Organophosphate * Organotypic culture * Ornithine decarboxylase * Ornithine aminotransferase * Osmotic effect * Ouabin * Oxidative stress * Oxygen * Oxytocin
P
P0 * p53 * Pain * Paired helical filaments * Parkinson's disease * Patch-clamp * PC12 cells * PDGF * PMP22 * Pentylenetetrazol * Peptidase * Peptide, analysis * Peptides * Peripheral nerve * Peroxidation * Peroxisomes * Phagocytosis * Phencyclidine * Phenelzines * Phenothiazines * Phenylacetic acid * Phenylalanine * Phenylethylamine * Pheochromocytoma * Phorbol esters * Phosphatase * Phosphatidylcholine * Phosphatidylethanolamine * Phosphatidylinositol * Phosphatidylserine * Phosphocreatine * Phosphodiesterase * Phospholipases * Phospholipid metabolism * Phospholipid synthesis * Phospholipids * Phosphoprotein * Phosphorylation * Photoreceptors * Phototransduction * Phylogeny * Physostigmine * Picrotoxin * Picrylsulfonic acid * Pineal gland * Pituitary * Plasmalogens * Plasma membrane * Plasticity * Platelet-activating factor * Platelets * Polyamines * Polymerase chain reaction [PCR] * Positron emission tomography [PET] * Post-synaptic density * Post-translational modification * Potassium * Potassium channel * Potentiation * Pre-albumin (Transthyretin) * Presenilin * Prion * Prolactin * Prosaposin * Prostaglandins * Protease inhibitor * Protease, neutral calcium activated * Proteases * Protein 14.3.2 * Protein kinase * Protein phosphorylation * Protein S100 * Protein sorting * Protein structure * Protein synthesis * Proteins * Proteoglycans * Proteolipid protein * Proto-oncogene * Psychotropic drugs * Purinergic receptors * Purkinje cells * Pyruvate * Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Q
Quaking mouse * Quinolinic acid * Quisqualate
R
Rauwolscine * Receptor * Recognition molecules * Regeneration * Regulatory peptides * Release * Remoxipride * Remyelination * Renin * Reserpine * Retina * Retinoic acid * Retinoids * Retrovirus * RNA * mRNA * Rubrophilin
S
Salbutamol * Schizophrenia * Schwann cell * Scrapie * Secretory response * Seizures * Sensory neurones * Septum * Serotonergic systems * Serotonin * Serotonin N-acetyltransferase * Serotonin receptor * Serotonin release * Serotonin turnover * Serotonin uptake * Sex hormones * Shellfish * Sialic acid, see Neuraminic acid * Sialyltransferases * Signal transduction * Single photon emission computerized tomography [SPECT] * Sleep * Sodium * Sodium channel * Somatostatin * Sonic hedgehog * Sorbitol * Sphingomyelin * Sphingomyelinase * Spinal cord * Squalene * Statin * Stem cells * Stepholidine * Stereospecificity * Steroids * Stimulation, electric * Stimulation, photic * Streptozotocin * Stress * Striatum * Stroke * Structure-function * Substance P * Substantia nigra * Sudden infant death syndrome * Sulfatides * Sulfotransferase * Superior cervical ganglion * Superoxide dismutases * Supersensitivity * Sympathectomy * Sympathetic ganglia * Sympathetic nerves * Synapse * Synapsin * Synaptic glycoproteins * Synaptic membranes * Synaptic plasticity * Synaptic proteins * Synaptic vesicles * Synaptogenesis * Synaptosomal membrane * Synaptosomes * Syntaxin
T
T cells * Tachykinin * Tau protein * Taurine * Taxol * Tay-Sachs disease * Tellurium * Tetanus toxin * Tetrodotoxin * Thalamus * Thiamine * Thiamine triphosphate * Thiamine triphosphatase * Thromboxane * Thymus * Thyroid hormone receptors * Thyroid hormones * Tolerance * Torpedo * Tourette’s syndrome * Toxin * Trans-ACPD * Transfer proteins * Transferrin * Transforming growth factors * Transgenes * Transgenic mouse * Transhydrogenase * Transplantation * Transport * Transporter * Transthyretin, see Pre-albumin * Tranylcypromine * Trauma * Trophic effects * Trophic factors * Tropomyosin * Tryptamine * Tryptamine receptors * Tryptophan * Tumor necrosis factor/receptors * Tunicamycin * Two-hybrid system * Tyramine * Tyrosine * Tyrosine hydroxylase * Tyrosine kinase * Tyrosine phosphorylation
U
Ubiquitin * Ulcerative colitis
V
Vas deferens * Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) * Vasopressin * Verapamil * Veratridine * Vesicle * Virus/vector * Visual pathway * Vitamin A * Vitamin C * Vitamin E * Volume regulation
W
Water regulation
X
Xanthine oxidase * Xenobiotics * Xenopus oocytes * X-irradiation * Xylene
Z
Zellweger syndrome * Zinc