Galanin stimulates cortisol secretion from human adrenocortical cells through the activation of galanin receptor subtype 1 coupled to the adenylate cyclase-dependent signaling cascade

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 859-864

  Belloni, Anna S ^a   Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^b   Rucinski, Marcin ^b   Guidolin, Diego ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Galanin; Galanin receptors; Humans; Steroid secretion

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; GALANIN; GALANIN RECEPTOR 1; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOPROTEIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER; SECRETION;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; GALANIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RECEPTOR, GALANIN, TYPE 1; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 42149112292     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.20.6.859     Document Type: Article

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