Galanin/GALP and galanin receptors: Role in central control of feeding, body weight/obesity and reproduction?

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 440, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 255-268

  Gundlach, Andrew L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Tel: +61 3 8344 7324 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Galanin GAL1 receptor; Galanin gal2 receptor; GALP (galanin like peptide); GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone); Hypothalamus; Insulin; Leptin; POMC (pro opiomelanocortin); Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; GALANIN; GALANIN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OREXIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; FOREBRAIN; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE CELL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; GALANIN; GALANIN-LIKE PEPTIDE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; OBESITY; RECEPTORS, GALANIN; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0037066596     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)01433-4     Document Type: Article

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