Galanin was first identified 30 years ago as a" classic neuropeptide," with actions primarily
as a modulator of neurotransmission in the brain and peripheral nervous system. Other …

OVER the past few years, considerable evidence has accumulated to challenge the
accepted view of the regulation of adrenocortical function. Conventionally, the cortex and …

The galanin peptide family consists of the “parental” galanin, galanin-message-associated
peptide (GMAP) which derives from the same peptide precursor gene product as galanin …

The adrenal medulla is composed predominantly of chromaffin cells producing and
secreting the catecholamines dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. Catecholamine …

Tumor galanin content was measured in extracts from human pituitary adenomas using a
specific RIA method for monitoring human galanin. Twenty-two out of twenty-four tumors …

Pheochromocytoma is a very special kind of tumor full of duplicity. On the one hand it
represents its own microworld with unique clinical, biochemical and pathological features …

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 …

Simple Summary Peptidergic systems play an important role in cancer progression. The
galaninergic system (the peptide galanin and its receptors: galanin 1, 2 and 3) is involved in …

Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) which belongs to the vasoactive
intestinal polypeptide family of regulatory peptides, occurs in two variants, PACAP-27 and …

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 …