?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Effect+of+lithium+on+acetylcholine+esterase+activity%2C+and+isozyme+pattern+in+developing+chick+brain&rft.creator=Gouri%2C+Ms+Anahita&rft.creator=Sathe%2C+Ms+Kinneri&rft.creator=Ramachandran%2C+Dr+Hema&rft.creator=Rajadhyaksha%2C+Dr+Medha&rft.subject=Neurochemistry&rft.description=Acetylcholine+Esterase+is+an+enzyme%2C+which+hydrolyses+acetylcholine+and+is+used+as+a+marker+for+cholinergic+neural+function.+It+is+known+to+be+involved+in+synaptogenesis.+While+on+one+hand+it+is+known+to+be+a+marker+for+the+developing+chick+brain+it+is+also+implicated+in+neurodegenerative+diseases.+In+vertebrates+the+protein+is+synthesized+by+a+single+gene+and+undergoes+alternative+splicing+to+give+6-8+isoforms.+Isozyme+patterns+of+acetylcholine+esterase+have+been+suggested+to+be+useful+prognostic+markers+of+neuronal+degeneration.+Lithium+a+well-known+teratogen+is+known+to+induce+apoptosis+in+the+developing+chick+brain.+Understanding+the+dynamics+of+acetylcholine+esterase+isoform+pattern+in+lithium+induced+neural+tissue+damage+would+help+elucidating+the+role+of+these+isoforms+in+frank+neurodegenerative+diseases.+We+have+therefore+studied+activity+and+isozyme+pattern+of+acetylcholine+esterase+in+lithium+treated+and+control+7+day+old+developing+chick+brain+and+report+the+same.&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Conference+Poster&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4668%2F1%2FCellBiologyConferencePR.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gouri%2C+Ms+Anahita+and+Sathe%2C+Ms+Kinneri+and+Ramachandran%2C+Dr+Hema+and+Rajadhyaksha%2C+Dr+Medha++(2004)+Effect+of+lithium+on+acetylcholine+esterase+activity%2C+and+isozyme+pattern+in+developing+chick+brain.++%5BConference+Poster%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4668%2F