Sexual differences in the distribution of neurons coexpressing galanin and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in the rat brain

I MERCHENTHALER, FJ LÓPEZ, DE LENNARD… - …, 1991 - academic.oup.com
We have recently reported that a subpopulation of galanin (GAL)-immunoreactive perikarya
in the preoptic area near the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT) has …

Colocalization of galanin and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in a subset of preoptic hypothalamic neurons: anatomical and functional correlates.

I Merchenthaler, FJ Lopez… - Proceedings of the …, 1990 - National Acad Sciences
Colocalization of neurotransmitters, including neuropeptides and amines, in the same
neuron of certain areas or well-defined nuclei of the central and peripheral nervous systems …

Galanin immunoreactivity in mouse basal forebrain: sex differences and discrete projections of galanin-containing cells beyond the blood-brain barrier

G Rajendren, N Levenkova, MJ Gibson - Neuroendocrinology, 2000 - karger.com
The distribution of galanin-immunoreactive (GAL-IR) cell bodies in the basal forebrain of
mice was investigated. The overall pattern of staining for GAL in the area of brain analyzed …

Sexual differentiation of galanin gene expression in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons

PD Finn, TB McFall, DK Clifton, RA Steiner - Endocrinology, 1996 - academic.oup.com
In adult rats, only females are capable of generating an LH surge in response to high levels
of ovarian steroids. This is because the ability to generate LH surges in adulthood in …

Galanin: a hypothalamic-hypophysiotropic hormone modulating reproductive functions.

FJ Lopez, I Merchenthaler, M Ching… - Proceedings of the …, 1991 - National Acad Sciences
Galanin (GAL) is widely distributed in the peripheral and the central nervous systems. In the
brain, the highest GAL concentrations are observed within the hypothalamus and …

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 …

Neonatal imprinting predetermines the sexually dimorphic, estrogen-dependent expression of galanin in luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neurons.

I Merchenthaler, DE Lennard… - Proceedings of the …, 1993 - National Acad Sciences
The incidence of colocalization of galanin (GAL) in luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
(LHRH) neurons is 4-to 5-fold higher in female than male rats. This fact and the finding that …

Hypothalamic galanin‐immunoreactive neurons projecting to the posterior lobe of the rat pituitary: A combined retrograde tracing and immunohistochemical study

R Arai, B Onteniente, A Trembleau… - Journal of …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
To identify the galanin‐immunoreactive neurons projecting to the posterior lobe of the
pituitary in the rat hypothalamus, a retrograde tracer (complex of wheat germ agglutinin …

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 …

Neural interaction between galanin-like peptide (GALP)-and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH)-containing neurons

F Takenoya, JL Guan, M Kato, Y Sakuma, Y Kintaka… - Peptides, 2006 - Elsevier
Galanin-like peptide (GALP), commonly known as an appetite-regulating peptide, has been
shown to increase plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) through luteinizing hormone-releasing …