Metabolic and Ionic Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions.- Metabolic Interactions between Neurons.- The Perinodal Astrocyte: Functional and Developmental Considerations.- Anoxia-Induced Extracellular Ion Shifts in Mammalian CNS White Matter.- Hyperexcitability of Neurons and Astrocytes in Epileptic Human Cortex.- Inter-Cellular Signalling by Nitric Oxide.- Production of Nitrosyl Mediators in Astrocytes.- Regulation of Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions.- The Possible Roles of Astrocytes in Energy Metabolism of the Brain.- Astroglia: Receptors, Second Messengers, and Function.- Neurotrophic Factors Produced by Astrocytes Involved in the Regulation of Cholinergic Neurons in the Central Nervous System.- Olfactory Ensheathing Cells: Factors Influencing the Phenotype of these Glial Celss.- Role of Peroxidase-Positive Astrocytes in Estradiol-Related Hypothalamic Damage.- Regulation of Gene Expression in Astrocytes.- GFAP Gene Expression in Normal and Reactive Astrocytes.- Trophic Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions.- Astrocytes Can Act as Permissive Subtrates for the Growth of NFG-Sensitive Acons in Vivo.- Glial-Neuronal Interactions Exemplified by the Synthesis and Actions of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor.- How Does Thrombin Cause Neurite Retraction?.- Neuronal Control of Astrocyte Proliferation.- The Role of 5-HT1A Receiptors in Development and Adult Plasticity of the Serotonergic System.- Effects of Cytokines on Neural Cells.- The Role of Substance P in Cytokine Production by Glial Cells.- Sources and Targets of Cytokines in the Central Nervous System.- Regulation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Expression in the Astrocyte.- Paracrine and Autocrine Signalling in Regulation of Microglia Survival.- Antigen Presentation at the Blood-Brain Barrier: A Role for Astrocytes?.- Oligodendrocytes and the Immune System.- Astrocyte Response to Injury.- Perineuronal Glial Reactions in Regeneration of Motoneurons.- Regulation of Type III Intermediate Filament Protein Genes in Astrocytes during Development and after Injury.- Heterogeneity of Reactive Astrocytes.- Inhibition of GFAP Synthesis with Antisense Nucleic Acid Constructs.- X-Irradiation for Promoting Recovery in Lesioned Adult Mammalian CNS.- Migration and Fate of Transplanted Astrocytes.- Astrocyte Response to Disease.- Morphology of Astroglial Swelling in Culture and in the Edematous Brain: An Adaptive Response to a Disturbed Microenvironment.- Glial Activation as a Common Denominator in Neurodegenerative Disease: A Hypothesis in Neuropathophysiology.- Downs’s Syndrome and S-100 Protein.- Astrocyte/Oligodendrocyte Interaction in Association with Reactive Gliosis.- Astroglial Response to Liver Failure.- Possible Roles for Astroglia and Microglia in the Pathogenesis of Unconventional Slow Infections.- Abstracts.- Contributors.