Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its
ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals …

This article reviews the main findings that emerged in the intervening years since the
previous volume on hormonal control of growth in the section on the endocrine system of the …

The neuropeptide galanin mediates a diverse spectrum of biological activities by interacting
with specific G-protein-coupled receptors. Through expression cloning, human and rat …

Growth hormone (GH) is essential for postnatal somatic growth, maintenance of lean tissue
at maturity in domestic animals and milk production in cows. This review focuses on …

Growth hormone (GH), mainly produced from the pituitary somatotrophs is a key endocrine
regulator of somatic growth. GH, a pleiotropic hormone, is also involved in regulating vital …

Galanin, a neuroendocrine peptide with a multitude of functions, binds to and acts on
specific G-protein coupled receptors. Only one galanin receptor subtype, GalR1, has been …

Structure-activity studies demonstrate that galanin fragments 1-15 and 2-29 are fully active,
whereas fragment 3-29 has been reported to be inactive, in a number of different in vivo …

The neuropeptide galanin was isolated in 1983 and subsequently shown to have a
widespread distribution in the central and peripheral nervous system of vertebrate and …

The neuropeptide galanin mediates a diverse spectrum of biological activities by interacting
with specific G protein-coupled receptors. We have used homology genomic library …

Publisher Summary Hormones were recognized as chemical messengers in the 1920s, and
in the ensuing decade, the pituitary gland emerged as the “conductor of the endocrine …