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 …

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 …

Regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and galanin gene expression in GnRH neurons during lactation in the rat

DL Marks, MS Smith, DK Clifton, RA Steiner - Endocrinology, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Galanin is colocalized with GnRH, and its expression in these neurons is enhanced at
proestrus, a time of activation of GnRH neurons. We tested the hypothesis that the …

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 …

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 …

Activation-dependent regulation of galanin gene expression in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the female rat

DL Marks, KL Lent, WG Rossmanith, DK Clifton… - …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
In rats, galanin is colocalized in GnRH neurons, and galanin mRNA in GnRH neurons is
increased coincidentally with the preovulatory gonadotropin surge. Whether the induction of …

Regulation of galanin receptor GalR1 mRNA expression by ovarian steroids in oestrogen receptor alpha‐immunoreactive neurones: identification of distinct …

V Mitchell, F Lecompte… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined whether gonadal steroids are involved in regulating galanin receptor 1
(GalR1) mRNA expression in neurones that contain oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα), in …

Induction of galanin gene expression in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons with puberty in the rat

WG Rossmanith, DL Marks, DK Clifton… - Endocrinology, 1994 - academic.oup.com
The onset of puberty reflects the developmental activation of GnRH neurons whose
secretory activity awakens the reproductive axis; however, the cellular mechanisms involved …

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 …

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 …