Intracerebroventricular administration of galanin or galanin receptor subtype 1 agonist M617 induces c-Fos activation in central amygdala and dorsomedial …

A Blackshear, M Yamamoto, BJ Anderson, PV Holmes… - Peptides, 2007 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide galanin and galanin receptors are widespread throughout cortical, limbic
and midbrain areas implicated in reward, learning/memory, pain, drinking and feeding …

Evidence for an inhibitory effect of the peptide galanin on dopamine release from the rat median eminence

Ö Nordström, T Melander, T Hökfelt, T Bartfai… - Neuroscience …, 1987 - Elsevier
The role of the neuropeptide galanin (GAL) in rat hypothalamus has been studied in different
experimental models. Thus, the effect of GAL on potassium-induced dopamine release was …

Molecular cloning and pharmacological characterization of a new galanin receptor subtype

S Wang, T Hashemi, C He, C Strader, M Bayne - Molecular Pharmacology, 1997 - ASPET
Galanin, a 29–30-amino acid neuropeptide, is widely distributed in central and peripheral
systems and mediates a variety of physiological functions. Pharmacological studies have …

G protein-coupled galanin receptor distribution in the rat central nervous system

G Barreda-Gómez, MT Giralt, R Rodríguez-Puertas - Neuropeptides, 2005 - Elsevier
The action of galanin in the central nervous system is mediated by at least three galanin
receptor subtypes (GalR1, GalR2 and GalR3) which belong to the family of G protein …

Pharmacological and biochemical characterization of a recombinant human galanin GALR1 receptor: agonist character of chimeric galanin peptides

LW Fitzgerald, JP Patterson, DS Conklin… - … of Pharmacology and …, 1998 - ASPET
The galanin neuropeptide system is widely distributed throughout the brain and periphery
and is thought to play a role in feeding, pain and reproduction. To evaluate the human …

Linear and cyclic N‐terminal galanin fragments and analogs as ligands at the hypothalamic galanin receptor

TUT Land, OLO Langel, M LÖW… - … journal of peptide …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptide galanin (1–29) binds with high affinity to hypothalamic receptors (KD∼
0.9 nM) and regulates feeding behavior. The N‐terminal fragments (1–16),(1–16) NH2 are …

On the interations of galanin within the hypothalamic-pituitary axis of the rat

JI Koenig, SC Hooi, DM Maiter, JB Martin… - Galanin: A New …, 1991 - Springer
The hypothalamus has been shown to be densely populated by galanin-containing neuron
cell bodies. The greatest concentration of cells reside in the arcuate nucleus. In addition …

Isolation and cDNA cloning of a novel galanin-like peptide (GALP) from porcine hypothalamus

T Ohtaki, S Kumano, Y Ishibashi, K Ogi, H Matsui… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
Galanin is a widely distributed neuropeptide with a variety of physiological functions. Three
galanin receptor subtypes, GALR1, GALR2, and GALR3, have been reported. We isolated a …

Novel galanin receptor subtype specific ligands in feeding regulation

I Saar, J Runesson, I McNamara, J Järv… - Neurochemistry …, 2011 - Elsevier
Galanin a 29/30-residue neuropeptide has been implicated in several functions in the
central nervous system, including the regulation of food consumption. Galanin and its …

Differential patterns of Fos induction in the hypothalamus of the rat following central injections of galanin-like peptide and galanin

GS Fraley, I Shimada, JW Baumgartner… - …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Galanin and its newly discovered relative galanin-like peptide (GALP) are neuropeptides
that are implicated in the neuroendocrine regulation of body weight and reproduction. GALP …