Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a hypothalamic regulator of energy homeostasis and reproduction

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Lawrence, Catherine ^a   Fraley, Gregory S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Galanin; GnRH; Interleukin 1; Kisspeptin; Leptin; Metabolism; NPY

Indexed keywords

GALANIN; GALANIN LIKE PEPTIDE; GALANIN RECEPTOR 1; GALANIN RECEPTOR 2; GALANIN RECEPTOR 3; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; OREXIN; PROTEIN FOS; THYROID HORMONE;

ANOREXIA; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN REGION; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; BASE SEQUENCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GALANIN; GALANIN-LIKE PEPTIDE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 78651450815     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.06.001     Document Type: Review

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