1. Opening Session

   Announcement 24 September 2009 Pages: 1 - 6

2. Some Currently Neglected Aspects of Cholinergic Function

   • Victor P. Whittaker

   OriginalPaper Open access 29 September 2009 Pages: 7 - 11

   

3. Palmitoylation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

   • J. K. Alexander
   • A. P. Govind
   • W. N. Green

   OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 12 - 20

   

4. Postsynaptic Development of the Neuromuscular Junction in Mice Lacking the γ-Subunit of Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor

   • Yun Liu
   • Yoshie Sugiura
   • Weichun Lin

   OriginalPaper 12 August 2009 Pages: 21 - 26

   

5. Ultra-Fast Versus Sustained Cholinergic Transmission: A Variety of Different Mechanisms

   • Yves Dunant
   • Victor Bancila
   • Miguel Cordeiro

   OriginalPaper 24 September 2009 Pages: 27 - 31

   

6. Strategies to Resolve the Catalytic Mechanism of Acetylcholinesterase

   • Terrone L. Rosenberry

   OriginalPaper 15 September 2009 Pages: 32 - 39

   

7. Expression and Localization of PRiMA-Linked Globular Form Acetylcholinesterase in Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junctions

   • Karl W. K. Tsim
   • K. Wing Leung
   • Roy C. Y. Choi

   OriginalPaper 13 August 2009 Pages: 40 - 46

   

8. Changes in Brain MicroRNAs Contribute to Cholinergic Stress Reactions

   • Ari Meerson
   • Luisa Cacheaux
   • Daniela Kaufer

   OriginalPaper Open access 27 August 2009 Pages: 47 - 55

   

9. Protection Against Sarin-Induced Seizures in Rats by Direct Brain Microinjection of Scopolamine, Midazolam or MK-801

   • Jacob W. Skovira
   • John H. McDonough
   • Tsung-Ming Shih

   OriginalPaper 19 August 2009 Pages: 56 - 62

10. Treatment with Tertiary Oximes Prevents Seizures and Improves Survival Following Sarin Intoxication

    • Tsung-Ming Shih
    • Jacob W. Skovira
    • John H. McDonough

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2009 Pages: 63 - 69

    

11. On the Origin of Ion Selectivity in the Cys-Loop Receptor Family

    • Steven M. Sine
    • Hai-Long Wang
    • Palmer Taylor

    OriginalPaper 02 September 2009 Pages: 70 - 76

    

12. Tricks of Perspective: Insights and Limitations to the Study of Macroscopic Currents for the Analysis of nAChR Activation and Desensitization

    • Roger L. Papke

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2009 Pages: 77 - 86

    

13. Boundary Lipids In The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Microenvironment

    • Francisco J. Barrantes
    • V. Bermudez
    • C. Kamerbeek

    OriginalPaper 25 August 2009 Pages: 87 - 90

    

14. Mouse Striatal Dopamine Nerve Terminals Express α4α5β2 and Two Stoichiometric Forms of α4β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    • Sharon R. Grady
    • Outi Salminen
    • Allan C. Collins

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 91 - 95

    

15. John Daly’s Compound, Epibatidine, Facilitates Identification of Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes

    • Michael J. Marks
    • Duncan S. Laverty
    • Allan C. Collins

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2009 Pages: 96 - 104

    

16. Chronic Nicotine Treatment Increases nAChRs and Microglial Expression in Monkey Substantia Nigra After Nigrostriatal Damage

    • Maryka Quik
    • Carla Campos
    • Michael Yeluashvili

    OriginalPaper 15 August 2009 Pages: 105 - 113

    

17. Functional Distribution of Nicotinic Receptors in CA3 Region of the Hippocampus

    • Michael Grybko
    • Geeta Sharma
    • Sukumar Vijayaraghavan

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 114 - 120

    

18. Do all Human Functions and Behaviors, as well as the “Self”, Have Cholinergic Correlates?

    • Alexander G. Karczmar

    OriginalPaper 02 September 2009 Pages: 121 - 126

19. Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes in the Male Reproductive Tract

    • Maria Christina W. Avellar
    • Erica R. Siu
    • Catarina S. Porto

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 127 - 134

    

20. Memogain is a Galantamine Pro-drug having Dramatically Reduced Adverse Effects and Enhanced Efficacy

    • Alfred Maelicke
    • Anja Hoeffle-Maas
    • Andreas K. E. Koepke

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2009 Pages: 135 - 137

    

21. Natural Compounds Endowed with Cholinergic or Anticholinergic Activity. Enhancement of Acetylcholine Release by a Quaternary Derivative of l-Hyoscyamine

    • Caden Souccar
    • Ana Lucia V. Salamanca
    • Antonio José Lapa

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2009 Pages: 138 - 142

    

22. What Have We Learned from the Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes

    • Andrew G. Engel
    • Xin-Ming Shen
    • Steven M. Sine

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2009 Pages: 143 - 153

    

23. Nicotine and Behavioral Sensitization

    • Danyan Mao
    • Daniel S. McGehee

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2009 Pages: 154 - 163

    

24. Route of Nicotine Administration Influences In Vivo Dopamine Neuron Activity: Habituation, Needle Injection, and Cannula Infusion

    • Yu Dong
    • Tianxiang Zhang
    • John A. Dani

    OriginalPaper 28 August 2009 Pages: 164 - 171

    

25. Glutamate–Dopamine Crosstalk in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex is Modulated by Alpha7 Nicotinic Receptors and Potentiated by PNU-120596

    • Phil D. Livingstone
    • Jane A. Dickinson
    • Susan Wonnacott

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2009 Pages: 172 - 176

    

26. The Ubiquitin–Proteasome System Regulates the Stability of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    • Khosrow Rezvani
    • Yanfen Teng
    • Mariella De Biasi

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 177 - 184

    

27. Differential Regulation of α7 Nicotinic Receptor Gene (CHRNA7) Expression in Schizophrenic Smokers

    • Sharon Mexal
    • Ralph Berger
    • Sherry Leonard

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2009 Pages: 185 - 195

    

28. Molecular and Cellular Actions of Galantamine: Clinical Implications for Treatment of Organophosphorus Poisoning

    • Edna F. R. Pereira
    • Yasco Aracava
    • Edson X. Albuquerque

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2009 Pages: 196 - 203

    

29. The Astrocyte-Derived α7 Nicotinic Receptor Antagonist Kynurenic Acid Controls Extracellular Glutamate Levels in the Prefrontal Cortex

    • Hui-Qiu Wu
    • Edna F. R. Pereira
    • Robert Schwarcz

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2009 Pages: 204 - 210

    

30. Mechanisms of Neuroprotective Effects of Nicotine and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Role of α4 and α7 Receptors in Neuroprotection

    • Akinori Akaike
    • Yuki Takada-Takatori
    • Yasuhiko Izumi

    OriginalPaper 28 August 2009 Pages: 211 - 216

    

31. Antigenic Structure of the Human Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Main Immunogenic Region

    • Jie Luo
    • Jon Lindstrom

    OriginalPaper 25 August 2009 Pages: 217 - 220

    

32. Nicotinic Receptors, Amyloid-β, and Synaptic Failure in Alzheimer’s Disease

    • Sofia Jürgensen
    • Sergio T. Ferreira

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2009 Pages: 221 - 229

    

33. Cholinergic Involvement in Alzheimer’s Disease. A Link with NGF Maturation and Degradation

    • A. Claudio Cuello
    • Martin A. Bruno
    • M. Florencia Iulita

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2009 Pages: 230 - 235

    

34. Poster Abstracts

    • Illana Gozes

    News 30 September 2009 Pages: 236 - 265

    

35. Erratum to: Route of Nicotine Administration Influences In Vivo Dopamine Neuron Activity: Habituation, Needle Injection, and Cannula Infusion

    • Yu Dong
    • Tianxiang Zhang
    • John A. Dani

    Erratum 08 October 2009 Pages: 266 - 266

    

36. Erratum to: Differential Regulation of α7 Nicotinic Receptor Gene (CHRNA7) Expression in Schizophrenic Smokers

    • Sharon Mexal
    • Ralph Berger
    • Sherry Leonard

    Erratum 10 November 2009 Pages: 267 - 267