Neuropeptides: Perspectives and Applications

Featured Symposium
10th International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference
and XXXVI Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Organized by Prof. Mario Palma

May 24, 2007
Salvador da Bahia, Brazil




Speakers:


Illana Gozes
Sackler School of Medicine
Tel Aviv University, Israel
NAP: Recent Research and Development of a Neuroprotective Drug Candidate. (Abstract)


Weihong Pan
Blood-Brain Barrier Lab
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Transport of Urocortin and Leptin in Cerebral Microvessels and the Implications in Obesity. (Abstract)


Michael Kuhar
Yerkes National Primate Research Center
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
CART Peptides: Regulators of Appetite and Addiction. (Abstract)


Jackson C. Bittencourt
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas
University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
The Twelve Labors of MCH: The Tale of a Neuropeptide Through Phylogeny. (Abstract)


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