Cholinergic mechanisms

The tenth international symposium on cholinergic mechanisms will be held in Arcachon, France, from 1 to 5 September 1998. The conference aims to discuss progress in the understanding of molecular, pharmacological, behavioural and clinical aspects of cholinergic mechanisms. These mechanisms in the brain affect memory and sleep and their dysfunction underlies nicotine addiction, as well as various neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as dementia and some epilepsies.

The meeting will address cholinergic mechanisms in central and peripheral nervous systems, sensory organs and muscles. The development and structure of the vertebrate neuromuscular junction will also be discussed, as well as its pathologies.

The topics to be covered during the conference will include:

- Molecular organisation of nicotinic receptors;
- Molecular mechanisms of acetylcholine;
- Supramolecular organisation and pathology of the neuromuscular junction;
- Central cholinergic mechanisms: nicotinic receptors and nicotine dependence;
- Development of the cholinergic systems: muscarinic receptors;
- Cholinergic neurons: Pathologies and therapeutic strategies in motorneuron and Alzheimer's Disease;
- Cholinergic toxicology: acute and subacute exposure to cholinsterase inhibitors: past experience and future implications.
For further information, please contact:

Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et Moleculaire
CNRS URA 1857
Dr. Jean Massoulie
Ecole Normale Superieure
46 rue d'Ulm
F-75230 Paris
Tel. +33-1-44323891; Fax +33-1-44323887
URL: http://www.ensam.inra.fr/ISCM/Arcachon/(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)