Functional Morphology of Neuroendocrine Systems: Evolutionary and Environmental Aspects

Section I: Evolution of Intercellular Communication.- Evolution of Intercellular Communication Channels.- Association of Neuropeptides and Acetylcholine in Guinea Pig Myenteric Plexus and Electromotor Neurons of Torpedo. Biochemical and Histological Studies.- Section II: Central Neuroendocrine Systems.- Morphofunctional Patterns of the HypothalamicNeurohypophyseal and Related Neuronal Systems.- Comparative Aspects of Osmoregulation.- Significance of Brain Stem Neuronal Connectivities for Thermoregulation and Thermal Adaptation.- Abstracts of Related Posters.- Section III: Photoneuroendocrine and Diffuse Neuroendocrine Systems.- Circadian Systems in Invertebrates (Including an Evolutionary Perspective of Circadian Signal Transmission in the Visual System).- Evolution and Environmental Control of Secretory Processes in Pineal Transducers.- Light Sensitivity of the Pineal Organ in Poikilothermic and Homeothermic Vertebrates.- The Diffuse Neuroendocrine System and the Diencephalon.- The Paraneuron Concept and its Implications in Neurobiology.- Abstracts of Related Posters.- Section IV: Neuroglia in Neuroendocrine Systems.- Organization of the Neuroglia in the Midsagittal Plane of the Central Nervous System: A Speculative Report.- Analysis of the Secretory Products of the Subcommissural Organ.- Abstracts of Related Posters.- Section V: Plasticity of Neuronal Projections.- Neural Transplants and Recovery of Function after Brain Damage.- Round Table Discussion.