Estrogen induction of galanin synthesis in the rat anterior pituitary gland demonstrated by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry

ME Vrontakis, T Yamamoto, IC Schroedter, JI Nagy… - Neuroscience …, 1989 - Elsevier
The distribution of galanin messenger (mRNA) and galanin-like immunoreactivity (Gal-LI) in
the anterior and posterior pituitaries of control and estrogen-implanted female rats was …

Galanin is an estrogen-inducible, secretory product of the rat anterior pituitary.

LM Kaplan, SM Gabriel, JI Koenig… - Proceedings of the …, 1988 - National Acad Sciences
Galanin is a peptide widely distributed throughout vertebrate central and peripheral nervous
systems. Although its precise physiologic role is unknown, it can stimulate the pituitary …

Effect of endocrine manipulation on anterior pituitary galanin in the rat

DJ O'HALLORAN, PM JONES, JH STEEL… - …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
Galanin is widely distributed throughout the rat neural and endocrine system. The highest
concentrations are found in the anterior pituitary, and it can influence classical pituitary …

Galanin-like immunoreactivity is influenced by estrogen in peripubertal and adult rats

SM Gabriel, JI Koenig, LM Kaplan - Neuroendocrinology, 1990 - karger.com
Galanin gene expression in the anterior pituitary is potently stimulated by estrogen in adult
rats. To evaluate the influence of estrogen on galanin during the peripubertal period 30-to …

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 …

Galanin Secretion from Anterior Pituitary Cells in Vitro Is Regulated by Dopamine, Somatostatin, and Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone

JF HYDE, BK KELLER - Endocrinology, 1991 - academic.oup.com
Lactotrophs, somatotrophs, and thyrotrophs have been shown to contain immunoreactive
galanin. furthermore, estrogen stimulates galanin mRNA and peptide levels in the rat …

Galanin in normal and hyperplastic anterior pituitary cells: from pituitary tumor cell lines to transgenic mice

JF Hyde, JP MOORE JR, A Cai - … of the New York Academy of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Studies on the regulation of galanin expression in the epithelial cells of the anterior pituitary
gland have provided a wealth of insight into the cellular and molecular biology of this unique …

Expression of galanin immunoreactivity in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in mice: a confocal microscopic study

G Rajendren, MJ Gibson - Brain research, 1999 - Elsevier
The expression of galanin immunoreactivity (galanin-IR) in gonadotropin-releasing hormone
(GnRH) neurons was investigated in mice using double label immunohistochemistry …

Localisation of mRNA encoding the protein precursor of galanin in the monkey hypothalamus and basal forebrain

HF Evans, GW Huntley, JH Morrison… - Journal of Comparative …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
The hypothalamic and basal forebrain sites of synthesis of preprogalanin mRNA were
identified in three adult monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) by in situ hybridisation performed …

Steroids and tissue-specific modulation of galanin gene expression in the male rat reproductive system.

A Torsello, ME Vrontakis, IC Schroedter… - …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
Galanin is a neuropeptide widely distributed throughout the vertebrate neural and endocrine
system. Galanin can influence pituitary hormone secretion, intestinal motility, and other …