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Announcements 9-13 August 1992 Summer Neuropeptide Conference North Falmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA.
Contact: Fleur L. Strand, New York University, Dept. of Biology and Center for Neural Science, 1009 Main Building Washington Square, New York, NY, 10003 USA. Tel: (212)-998-8282. Fax: (212)-995-4015.
1-5 September 1992 9th International Symposium on Gastrointestinal Hormones Leuven, Belgium.
For further information contact T.L. Peeters, Gut Hormone Lab, Gasthuisberg ON, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel.: 32-16-215759; Fax: 32-16-215991.
6-9 September 1992 The New York Academy of Sciences, International Symposium on The Melanotropic Peptides Palais des Congr6s, Rouen, France
The conference will evaluate the recent findings on biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology of melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSH) and melanin-concentrating hormones (MCH). The current knowledge on hormonal and neuromodulator/ neurotransmitter functions of melanotropins will be presented. The conference will cover all recent developments concerning the melanotropic peptides, from basic research to clinical perspectives. Conference chair persons: Dr. H. Vaudry, University of Rouen, France; Dr. A. Eberle, University of Basel, Switzerland. Information: The Conference Department, The New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63 rd Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. Tel: (212)-838-0230. Fax: (212)-888-2894.