Steeve Herve Thany
Laboratoire Recepteurs et Canaux Ioniques Membranaires
University of Angers
UFR Sciences
Angers, France

Table of Contents

Planned list of topics

1. Identification of Cholinergic Synaptic Transmission in the Insect Nervous System
Steeve Hervé Thany, Hélène Tricoire-Leignel and Bruno Lapied

2. The Evolution of Pentameric Ligand Gated Ion Channels
Joseph A. Dent

3. Diversity of Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits
Andrew K. Jones and David B. Sattelle

4. Identification of Critical Elements Determining Toxins and Insecticide Affinity, Ligand Binding Domains and Channel Properties
Hélène Tricoire-Leignel and Steeve Hervé Thany

5. Electrophysiological Studies and Pharmacological Properties of Insect Native Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Steeve Hervé Thany

6. Characterisation of Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors by Heterologous Expression
Neil S. Millar and Stuart J. Lansdell

7. Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Historical Evolution and Resistance Mechanisms
Steeve Hervé Thany

8. Ecotoxicity of Neonicotinoid Insecticides to Bees
Axel Decourtye and James Devillers

9. State of the Art on Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Learning and Memory
Monique Gauthier