Galanin family of peptides in skin function

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1820-1825

  Bauer, J W ^a   Lang, R ^a   Jakab, M ^a   Kofler, B ^a  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Galanin; Galanin receptor; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Skin

Indexed keywords

GALANIN; GALANIN LIKE PEPTIDE; GALANIN MESSAGE ASSOCIATED PEPTIDE; GALANIN RECEPTOR; GALANIN RECEPTOR 1; GALANIN RECEPTOR 2; GALANIN RECEPTOR 3; NEUROPEPTIDE;

BINDING SITE; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAMMAL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN FUNCTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DERMATITIS; GALANIN; GALANIN-LIKE PEPTIDE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MICE; RECEPTORS, GALANIN; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 45849148478     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8156-5     Document Type: Review

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