Galanin's functional significance in the regulation of the neuroendocrine reproductive axis of the monkey

PD Finn, KYF Pau, HG Spies, MJ Cunningham… - …, 2000 - karger.com
Galanin stimulates the neuroendocrine reproductive axis in the rat, but whether galanin acts
similarly in primate species is unknown. To test the hypothesis that galanin acts within the …

Galanin gene expression in hypothalamic GnRH-containing neurons of the rat: a model for autocrine regulation

WG Rossmanith, DK Clifton… - Hormone and metabolic …, 1996 - thieme-connect.com
Increasing experimental evidence has accumulated to suggest that galanin may be one of
the essential regulators in the reproductive system of the rat. Galanin is a polypeptide which …

Bi-directional associations between galanin and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neuronal systems in the human diencephalon

B Dudas, I Merchenthaler - Neuroscience, 2004 - Elsevier
Evidence suggests that galanin plays an important role in the regulation of reproduction in
the rat. Galanin is colocalized with luteinizing hormone (LH)–releasing hormone (LHRH) in …

Regulation of galanin gene expression in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons during the estrous cycle of the rat

DL Marks, MS Smith, M Vrontakis, DK Clifton… - …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Galanin is colocalized with GnRH in neurons of the hypothalamus and basal forebrain of
female rats, and this neuropeptide may play a role in the generation of the midcycle surge of …

Immunoreactive galanin expression in ovine gonadotropin‐releasing hormone neurones: no effects of gender or reproductive status

L Dufourny, N Schofield… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptide, galanin, has been implicated to play a significant role in numerous
physiological functions, including reproduction. Studies on several species have shown that …

Testosterone-dependent effects of galanin on pituitary luteinizing hormone secretion in male rats

JR Scheffen, CL Splett, JA Desotelle… - Biology of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Galanin is a 29-amino-acid peptide that colocalizes with GnRH in hypothalamic neurons.
High concentrations of galanin are present in portal vessel blood of both male and female …

Distribution of galanin receptor 1-immunoreactive neurons in the ovine hypothalamus: colocalization with GnRH

L Dufourny, DC Skinner - Brain research, 2005 - Elsevier
Galanin is implicated in numerous physiological functions, including reproduction. Where
and how galanin acts in the brain is poorly understood, but recent evidence suggests that it …

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 …

Regulation of galanin and gonadotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in the hypothalamus and basal forebrain of the rat

E Grafstein-Dunn, DK Clifton, RA Steiner - Hormones and Behavior, 1994 - Elsevier
Galanin is a cotransmitter in GnRH neurons and is thought to play a role in the control of
gonadotropin secretion. The aim of our research has been to learn how galanin mRNA is …

Evidence for expression of galanin receptor Gal‐R1 mRNA in certain gonadotropin releasing hormone neurones of the rostral preoptic area

Bouret, Prévot, Jennes… - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have shown that galanin plays an important role in the regulation of
gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) release. At present, it is not known if this role is …