The Neurochemistry in Armenia

Academician H. Buniatian is recognized as a founder of neurochemistry in Armenia. His research was focused, in particular, on the formation of ammonia in the brain, metabolism of copper, the role of GABA in brain function and the whole organism homeostasis. H. Buniatian was among the founders of Armenian Academy of Sciences. He also established the All-Union journal "Neirokhimiya" (at present there is also an English version is Neurochemical Journal). Academician A. Galoyan, the first Editor-in-Chief of this journal, was a renowned modern neuroendocrinologist. He discovered and isolated from different parts of the brain a number of neurohormones and peptides, thus forming the foundation for the concepts of the brain immune system, as well as endocrine heart.