1. Foreword. Juana María Pasquini: A Role Model for Young Neurochemists

   • Nicolas G. Bazan

   Foreword Pages: 1257 - 1258

2. Participation of Women in Neurochemistry Societies

   • Marjorie B. Lees

   Introduction Pages: 1259 - 1267

3. Myelin Proteolipid Protein-Induced Aggregation of Lipid Vesicles: Efficacy of the Various Molecular Species

   • Oscar A. Bizzozero
   • Tamara A. Howard

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1269 - 1277

4. The Structure and Function of Myelin: From Inert Membrane to Perfusion Pump

   • Charissa A. Dyer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1279 - 1292

5. P₀ and Myelin Basic Protein-Like Immunoreactivities Following Ligation of the Sciatic Nerve in the Rat

   • C. Patricia Setton-Avruj
   • Jorge B. Aquino
   • Marcelo J. Villar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1293 - 1303

6. Myosin Light Chain Kinase Inhibitors Induce Retraction of Mature Oligodendrocyte Processes

   • María G. Thomas
   • Tomás A. Santa Coloma
   • Graciela L. Boccaccio

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1305 - 1312

7. Myelin Biogenesis: Vesicle Transport in Oligodendrocytes

   • J. N. Larocca
   • A. G. Rodriguez-Gabin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1313 - 1329

8. Myelin P₀: New Knowledge and New Roles

   • Joseph Eichberg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1331 - 1340

9. Hyperglycemia Triggers Abnormal Signaling and Proliferative Responses in Schwann Cells

   • Khaldoun Almhanna
   • Pamela L. Wilkins
   • Liliana N. Berti-Mattera

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1341 - 1347

10. Overexpression of the 3′-Untranslated Region of Myelin Proteolipid Protein mRNA Leads to Reduced Expression of Endogenous Proteolipid mRNA

    • Barbara S. Mallon
    • Wendy B. Macklin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1349 - 1360

11. Induction of Oligodendrocyte Fate During the Formation of the Vertebrate Neural Tube

    • Ernesto R. Bongarzone

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1361 - 1369

12. Pathways That Control Cortical F-Actin Dynamics During Secretion

    • J.-M. Trifaró
    • T. Lejen
    • E. P. Seward

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1371 - 1385

13. The Degradation of Amyloid β as a Therapeutic Strategy in Alzheimer's Disease and Cerebrovascular Amyloidoses

    • Laura Morelli
    • Ramiro Llovera
    • Eduardo M. Castaño

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1387 - 1399

14. Apoptosis in Schwann Cell Cultures Is Closely Interrelated with the Activity of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Proteolytic Pathway

    • L. A. Pasquini
    • M. Besio Moreno
    • E. F. Soto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1401 - 1419

15. GD3 Expression in CHO-K1 Cells Increases Growth Rate, Induces Morphological Changes, and Affects Cell-Substrate Interactions

    • Jose L. Daniotti
    • Adolfo R. Zurita
    • Hugo J. F. Maccioni

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1421 - 1429

16. Demonstration of Pyruvate Recycling in Primary Cultures of Neocortical Astrocytes but Not in Neurons

    • Helle S. Waagepetersen
    • Hong Qu
    • Arne Schousboe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1431 - 1437

17. Induction of Apoptosis in Cerebellar Granule Cells by 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

    • K. L. De Moliner
    • A. M. Evangelista de Duffard
    • A. M. Adamo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1439 - 1446

18. Higher Order Chromatin Degradation: Implications for Neurodegeneration

    • Gregory W. Konat

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1447 - 1451

19. Cloning of Rat Olfactory Bulb Tubulin Tyrosine Ligase cDNA: A Dominant Negative Mutant and an Antisense cDNA Increase the Proliferation Rate of Cells in Culture

    • Carlos R. Mas
    • Carlos O. Arregui
    • Héctor S. Barra

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1453 - 1458

20. Alternative Splicing in the Brain of Mice and Rats Generates Transferrin Transcripts Lacking, as in Humans, the Signal Peptide Sequence

    • Nathalie Duchange
    • Marla-Carla Saleh
    • Bruno Baron

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1459 - 1463

21. Activation of PAF-Synthesizing Enzymes in Rat Brain Stem Slices After LTP Induction in the Medial Vestibular Nuclei

    • Ermelinda Francescangeli
    • Silvarosa Grassi
    • Gianfrancesco Goracci

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1465 - 1471

22. Circadian Phototransduction and the Regulation of Biological Rhythms

    • Mario E. Guido
    • Agata R. Carpentieri
    • Eduardo Garbarino-Pico

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1473 - 1489

23. Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Retrieval

    • German Szapiro
    • Julieta M. Galante
    • Jorge H. Medina

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1491 - 1498

24. The Oxidant Defense System in Human Neuroblastoma IMR-32 Cells Predifferentiation and Postdifferentiation to Neuronal Phenotypes

    • Alejandra G. Erlejman
    • Patricia I. Oteiza

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1499 - 1506

25. Differential Effects of Three Inhibitors of Glycosphingolipid Biosynthesis on Neuronal Differentiation of Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells

    • Sean S. Liour
    • Robert K. Yu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1507 - 1512

26. Age-Associated Changes in Central Nervous System Glycerolipid Composition and Metabolism

    • N. M. Giusto
    • G. A. Salvador
    • M. G. Ilincheta de Boschero

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1513 - 1523

27. Long-Term Effects of Prenatal Stress on Dopamine and Glutamate Receptors in Adult Rat Brain

    • María Alejandra Berger
    • Virginia G. Barros
    • Marta C. Antonelli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1525 - 1533

28. Expression of the p75 TNF Receptor Is Linked to TNF-Induced NFκB Translocation and Oxyradical Neutralization in Glial Cells

    • Joel M. Dopp
    • Theodore A. Sarafian
    • Jean de Vellis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1535 - 1542

29. Effects of Muscarinic Toxins MT1 and MT2 from Green Mamba on Different Muscarinic Cholinoceptors

    • Alan L. Harvey
    • Edgar Kornisiuk
    • Diana Jerusalinsky

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1543 - 1554

30. Neurotensin Effect on Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase Is CNS Area- and Membrane-Dependent and Involves High Affinity NT₁ Receptor

    • María Graciela López Ordieres
    • Georgina Rodríguez de Lores Arnaiz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1555 - 1561

31. Search for α4 and α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Markers in a Pedigree of Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions (BFIC)

    • M. B. Rauschemberger
    • C. Vecchi
    • F. J. Barrantes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1563 - 1568