Molecular characterization and expression of cloned human galanin receptors GALR2 and GALR3

LF Kolakowski Jr, GP O'Neill, AD Howard… - Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Galanin is a 29‐or 30‐amino acid peptide with wide‐ranging effects on hormone release,
feeding behavior, smooth muscle contractility, and somatosensory neuronal function. Three …

Acute high-fat diet paradigms link galanin to triglycerides and their transport and metabolism in muscle

SF Leibowitz, JT Dourmashkin, GQ Chang, JO Hill… - Brain research, 2004 - Elsevier
To compare the effects of acute exposure to dietary fat to those of chronic exposure,
Sprague–Dawley rats were given a high-fat diet (50% fat) or moderate-fat diet (25% fat) for 1 …

[PDF][PDF] Transgenic mice over-expressing galanin exhibit pituitary adenomas and increased secretion of galanin, prolactin and growth hormone

P Perumal, ME Vrontakis - Journal of endocrinology, 2003 - academia.edu
Galanin is a biologically active 29 amino acid peptide, widely distributed in the central and
peripheral nervous system, and most abundantly in the hypothalamus where it may serve in …

Cloning and expression of the human galanin receptor GalR2

BT Bloomquist, MR Beauchamp, L Zhelnin… - Biochemical and …, 1998 - Elsevier
Galanin is a peptide hormone which modulates a wide variety of physiological processes,
including secretion, muscle contraction, cognitive function, the reproductive axis, and …

Cloning, chromosomal location, and transcriptional regulation of the human galanin-1 receptor gene (GALN1R)

DD Lorimer, K Matkowskj, RV Benya - Biochemical and biophysical …, 1997 - Elsevier
Galanin is a neuroendocrine peptide that modulates many different normal physiological
effects including memory, weight, and pain perception. To better understand galanin …

Galanin-Like Peptide mRNA Alterations in Arcuate Nucleus and Neural Lobe of Streptozotocin-Diabetic and Obese Zucker RatsFurther Evidence for Leptin …

J Shen, AL Gundlach - Neuroendocrinology, 2004 - karger.com
Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a 60-amino-acid peptide with structural similarities to galanin
and a high affinity for galanin receptors. GALP is expressed by a discrete population of …

Assessment of new functional roles for galanin in the CNS

A Brewer, DJ Echevarria, Ü Langel, JK Robinson - Neuropeptides, 2005 - Elsevier
There is considerable evidence that galanin plays an important role in food intake,
nociception, stress reactivity, sexual behavior, and learning. However, its involvement in …

Opioid receptor subtype control of galanin-induced feeding

C Barton, DA York, GA Bray - Peptides, 1996 - Elsevier
This study examined the effects of specific antagonists to κ-and μ-opioid receptors on the
feeding induced by injecting galanin into the lateral cerebral ventricle (LCV). Galanin …

Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is expressed in rat hypothalamus and pituitary, but not in DRG

NCH Kerr, FE Holmes, D Wynick - Neuroreport, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Galanin-like peptide (GALP) was recently purified on the basis of its preferential activation of
galanin receptor subtype 2 (GALR2) compared with galanin receptor subtype 1 (GALR1) …

Distribution of galanin-1,-2 and-3 receptor messenger RNAs in central and peripheral rat tissues

SM Waters, JE Krause - Neuroscience, 1999 - Elsevier
Galanin is a neuropeptide widely expressed in the central nervous system and periphery. In
rat, three galanin-binding receptors have been cloned and characterized. We report the …