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 …

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 …

Living organisms represent, in essence, dynamic interactions of high complexity between
membrane‐separated compartments that cannot exist on their own, but reach behaviour in …

The pituitary gland is an important component of the endocrine system, and together with the
hypothalamus, exerts considerable influence over the functions of other endocrine glands …

Targeted insertional disruption of the mouse estrogen receptor-α (ERα) gene has provided a
genetic model in which to test hypotheses that estrogens exert important effects in …

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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 …

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 …

Preimplantation development directs the formation of an implantation-or attachment-
competent embryo so that metabolic interactions with the uterus can occur, pregnancy can …

Expression of the neuropeptide galanin is markedly upregulated within the adult dorsal root
ganglion (DRG) after peripheral nerve injury. We demonstrated previously that the rate of …