The hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) is the major peptidergic neurosecretory
system through which the brain controls peripheral physiology. The hormones vasopressin …

Prolactin (PRL) released from lactotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland in response to the
suckling by the offspring is the major hormonal signal responsible for stimulation of milk …

The neuropeptide galanin is predominantly expressed by the lactotrophs (the prolactin
secreting cell type) in the rodent anterior pituitary and in the median eminence and …

The novel apelin receptor (APJ receptor, APJR) has a restricted expression in the central
nervous system suggestive of an involvement in the regulation of body fluid homeostasis …

Using double-labeling techniques for both in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry
some peptides and peptide receptors were studied quantitatively in a sensory and a …

ABSTRACT TFF‐peptides (formerly P domain peptides, trefoil factors) are typical secretory
products of many mucous epithelial cells. TFF3 is also synthesized in the hypothalamus and …

Magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system
that express and secrete the nonapeptides oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP) were …

β-Arrestins are a family of regulatory and scaffold proteins functioning in signal transduction
of G protein-coupled receptors including opioid receptors. Upon agonist stimulation, β …

Recent selective stimulation and ablation of galanin neurons in the preoptic area of the
hypothalamus established their critical role in control of maternal behaviors. Here, we …

Exposure to stress is known to induce widespread changes in the central nervous system
(CNS) involving multiple neuropeptides. The neuropeptide galanin has been implicated in …