POSTER SESSION NEUROSCIENCES

ADDICTION
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E.D. Schmidt
Single stressor or drug-induced HPA-sensitization is not critically involved in long-term behavioural sensitization to amphetamine
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Huibert D. Mansvelder
Synaptic mechanisms underlie nicotine-induced excitability of brain reward areas
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H.M.B. Lesscher
MAPK activation in rat ventral tegmental area by the µ-opioid agonist fentanyl: an ex vivo study
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E.H. Jacobs
Intravenous self-administration of heroin generates a distinct long-term gene expression profile in the shell of rat nucleus accumbens from that by passive administration of heroin
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J.R. Homberg
Enhanced motivation to self-administer cocaine as predicted by self-grooming behaviour relates to dopamine transmission in the rat medial prefrontal cortex

SYNAPSE
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J. Bouwman
Characterization of genes involved in synapse maturation
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L.W.J. Bosman
Role of GABA_A receptor a1 subunit upregulation for synaptic maturation
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R. Bakels
Spike-frequency adaptation in neonatal rat hypoglossal motoneurones in vitro
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A. Attali
Calcium regulation and transmitter release in purified mossy fiber terminals
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R.H.S. Westerink
Modulation of vesicular catecholamine release in PC12 cells by lead
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Ruud F. Toonen
Munc18-1 promotes large dense-core vesicle docking
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E.C. Brian
Ca²⁺-dependent modulation of the secretion capacity
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M.J.J. van den Hurk
Does the melanotrope cell of Xenopus Laevis possess a Ca²⁺ sensing receptor?
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B.M.R. Kramer
BDNF regulates melanotrope cell activity in Xenopus Laevis
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K. Heinen
Developmental switch in GABA_A receptor subunit mRNA expression occurs at the onset of the critical period in rat visual cortex and independent from visual input
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C.P.J. de Kock
Synaptobrevin mediates non-synaptic secretion of oxytocin leading to short term depression of GABA synapses
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Barbera Veldhuisen
Structure and expression of the doublecortin calcium/calmodulin kinase 1 (DCAMKL1) gene in the rat hippocampus
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B.M. Engels
Corticosterone differentially regulates the expresion of different splice variants of Ca/calmodulin dependent protein kinase like kinase in the rat hippocampus
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L. de Groote
Regulation of serotonin in the hippocampus of mice lacking 5-HT_1B receptors
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Geert J.M. Ramakers
Changes in the frequency-response curve of synaptic plasticity induced by group I metabotropic glutamate receptor activation in the CA1 field of the hippocampus
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A. Kamal
Increased spike broadening and sAHP amplitude in CA1 pyramidal cells of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
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G.J.H. Corstens
Role of the actin cytoskeleton in Xenopus Laevis melanotrope cell signalling
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C.J.K. Lieben
A new method for acute tryptophan depletion to affect serotonin synthesis in the rat
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C.J.G.M. Smulders
Effects of carbamate insecticides on rat neuronal "4$4 nicotinic receptors and rat brain acetylcholinesterase
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R.W.M. Bullens
Concanavalin A blocks the "-latrotoxin-like effect of an anti-ganglioside GQ1B monoclonal antibody at the mouse neuromuscular synapse
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Michčle Sons
Role of MUNC18-1 in synaptic plasticity at the myasthenic neuromuscular junction

EPILEPSY
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D.M. Jonker
Antiepileptic drugs selectively suppress seizure components in the cortical stimulation model
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R.G.E. Nootenboom
Transient alterations in group I metabotropic glutamate receptor immunoreactivity in a rat model for early febrile seizures
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Marga Nijenhuis
Metabotropic glutamate receptors: different expression profiles in different rat brain regions and changes in expression in a rat epilepsy model
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M.C. Janssen
Localization of P/Q-type and L-type Ca²⁺ channels in the rostral reticular thalamic nucleus of absence epileptic WAG/RIJ rats

NEUROREGENERATION/DEGENERATION
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N.A. Datson
Gene-expression profiling in the rat hippocampus: identification of corticosteroid-responsive genes
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C.F. Vogelaar
Expression levels of homeobox genes in adult rat dorsal root ganglia are altered during peripheral nerve regeneration
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J. Flier
Neuroprotective actions of anethole dithiolethione
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A.C. Kil
Localisation of the antioxidant enzyme NQQ1 (NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase) in the rat basal ganglia
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H. Bouwmeester
Effects of early amygdala damage on dopamine D1- and D2-like receptors in adult rats
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R. Deumens
Functional recovery after a bilateral 6-OHDA lesion in the rat caudate-putamen complex
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J.H. van Doorninck
Gene cascades in midbrain dopaminergic neurons: identification and genetic modification of transcription factors
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C. Teunissen
Different serum markers in patients with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and patients with non-Alzheimer dementia
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K.M. Horvath
Estradiol-induced preservation of cortical synaptic density but no protection against excitotoxic cell death in the rat nucleus basalis magnocellularis
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F.M.S. de Vrij
Mutant ubiquitin expressed in Alzheimer’s disease causes neuronal death
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V.M. Heine
Neurogenesis and apoptosis in the aging hippocampal rat dentate gyrus
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Erno Vreugdenhil
Caspase-mediated cleavage of the Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-like kinase (CAMKLK) facilitates neuronal apoptosis
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J.C.V.M. Copray
The low-affinity neurotrophin receptor P75 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
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I. Zijdewind
Indications for ‘persistent-inward currents" in human motoneurones of spinal cord injured subjects
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S.P. Niclou
Contribution of the chemorepellent Sema3A to the inhibitory properties of the glial-fibroblastic scar in CNS injuries

INFLAMMATION
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I.M. Dijkstra
Expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR3 in cultured murine and human glial cells
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M.W. Zuurman
Characterization of a novel chemokine receptor in human astrocytes
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Anne Wierinckx
Spatial and temporal expression of inflammatory mediators in the spinal cord of rats suffering from chronic-releasing EAE
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D. Mercier
Anti-inflammatory cytokine gene transfer to the rat brain during CR-EAE: production of viruses expressing IL-1RA and IL-10
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A. Ledeboer
Expression and regulation of interleukin-10 and interleukin-10 receptor in spinal cord during chronic-relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
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Charlotta Eriksson
Regional and cellular expression of interleukin-1$ and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist mRNA in the rat central nervous system during chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
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E. van Exel
Interaction of atherosclerosis and inflammation in elderly subjects with poor cognitive function

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
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J.G. de Jong
Social environment determines the long-term effects of social defeat
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M.M. Nijholt
Rate dependency of dopaminergic and serotonergic drugs in animal models of impulsivity
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Bea J. van der Vegt
Trait versus state aggression: differential involvement of serotonergic neurotransmission
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A. Sik
Object recognition in mice: improvement of memory performance by phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibition
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J. Prickaerts
Improvement of object recognition memory by phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors is mediated by different memory processes
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M.C. de Wilde
Improved cognitive and cerebrovascular parameters by fish oil fatty acids in chronic brain hypoperfusion
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R. de Jongh
The effects of CRH-overexpressing on context and auditory cue conditioning
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E.L.J.M. van Luijtelaar
Habituation and sensitization in rat auditory evoked potentials: a single trial analysis with wavelet denoising
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T. Pattij
Serotonin_1A receptor knockout mice display a context-dependent enhanced anxiety
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K.I.M. van Oorsouw
Substantial tryptophan depletion does not affect anxiety- or depression-related behavior, but impairs object memory in the rat
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Y.C. van Dongen
The anatomical organization of intrastriatal communication in the rat

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
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Martien J.H. Kas
Involvement of AgRP in the pathophysiology of self-starvation
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Josine B. Mudde
Dopamine-2-receptor splice variants: decrease in the dopamine-2-receptor long/short ratio in rat pituitary in the activity induced anorexia model and detection of three splice variants of the human dopamine-2-receptor
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J.J.G. Hillebrand
The involvement of the melanocortin system in activity-based anorexia
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M.L. Boshuisen
rCBF in panic disorder patients and controls in rest and during a pentagastin-induced panic attack
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M.L. Boshuisen
Changes in rCBF of panic disorder patients due to effective treatment with sertraline
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M.A. van Duinen
L-5-HTP induced increase in salivary cortisol in healthy volunteers and panic disorder patients
83
H.C. Fox
Certain components of attentional functioning may be preserved in the early stages of ecstasy polydrug use
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H.C. Fox
Aspects of learning in drug-free recreational ecstasy polydrug users
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K. Soar
A review of the psychiatric effects of ecstasy (MDMA), from research conducted in the last ten years
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R.M. Milani
Self reported "problematic" and non-problematic" ecstasy/MDMA users in relation to a psychiatric symptoms profile and patterns of drug use
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J.I. Udo de Haes
Changes in brain 5-HT concentration do not affect ¹⁸F-MPPF binding to 5-HT_1A receptors in human volunteers, as measured with PET
  
LATE ENTREES
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G.J. A. Ramakers
Activity-dependent regulation of functional TrkB receptors in rat cerebral cortex neurons
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P. van Hulten
Role of the Rho-GTPase Cdc42 in neuronal morphogenesis
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R.M. Sibug
Effects of estrogen and corticosterone on VEGF164 expression in the hippocampus and nucleus paraventricularis