Galanin in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

C Tortorella, G Neri… - … journal of molecular …, 2007 - spandidos-publications.com
Galanin is a regulatory 30-or 29-amino acid peptide, widely distributed in the nervous
system and gut, that acts via three subtypes of G protein-coupled receptors, named GAL-R1 …

Distribution of galanin immunoreactivity in the genitourinary tract of man and rat

FE Bauer, ND Christofides, GW Hacker, MA Blank… - Peptides, 1986 - Elsevier
Galanin has been shown to be present in substantial quantities in the human and rat
genitourinary tract by radioimmunoassay and immunocytochemistry. The highest …

Radioimmunoassay for rat galanin: immunochemical and chromatographic characterization of immunoreactivity in tissue extracts

ETO Rugarn - Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Galanin is a regulatory peptide with wide distribution in the central and peripheral nervous
system and with numerous biological effects. Several radioimmunoassays based on …

Distribution and molecular heterogeneity of galanin in human, pig, guinea pig, and rat gastrointestinal tracts

FE Bauer, TE Adrian, ND Christofides, GL Ferri… - Gastroenterology, 1986 - Elsevier
Galanin was measured by radioimmunoassay in whole thickness extracts of the
gastrointestinal wall from four species and in extracts from separate layers of human small …

Estrogen increases galanin immunoreactivity in hyperplastic prolactin-secreting cells in Fisher 344 rats

DW HSU, M EL-AZOUZI, PML BLACK, WW CHIN… - …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
Galanin is a widely distributed regulatory peptide which modulates the pituitary secretion of
PRL and GH. Estrogen administration strongly stimulates galanin gene expression in the rat …

Possible mechanisms involved in growth hormone secretion induced by galanin in the rat

Y MURAKAM, Y KATO, A SHIMATSU… - …, 1989 - academic.oup.com
The mechanisms by which central or systemic administration of galanin stimulates GH
secretion were investigated in either conscious or urethane-anesthetized male rats …

Human galanin: Primary structure and indentification of two molecular forms

M Bersani, AH Johnsen, P Højrup, BE Dunning… - FEBS letters, 1991 - Elsevier
From acid/ethanol extracts of surgical specimens of human large intestine we isolated two
peptides, in approximately equal amounts, that reacted with an antiserum against porcine …

Galanin is a physiological regulator of spontaneous pulsatile secretion of growth hormone in the male rat

DM MAITER, SC Hooi, JI Koenig, JB Martin - Endocrinology, 1990 - academic.oup.com
To determine whether galanin (GAL), a 29-amino acid neuropeptide, plays a role in the
physiological regulation of the pulsatile secretion of GH and PRL in the male rat, secretory …

Potent effects of human galanin in man: growth hormone secretion and vagal blockade

DG Carey, TP Iismaa, KY Ho, IA Rajkovic… - The Journal of …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Human galanin (hGAL) is a 30-amino acid neurohormone that has recently been shown to
differ significantly from porcine and rat GAL. We investigated the endocrine and …

Linear and cyclic N‐terminal galanin fragments and analogs as ligands at the hypothalamic galanin receptor

TUT Land, OLO Langel, M LÖW… - … journal of peptide …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptide galanin (1–29) binds with high affinity to hypothalamic receptors (KD∼
0.9 nM) and regulates feeding behavior. The N‐terminal fragments (1–16),(1–16) NH2 are …