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Galanin

Volume 58: A New Multifunctional Peptide in the Neuro-Endocrine System

Editors:

  1. Tomas Hökfelt

    1. Department of Histology and Neurobiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

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  2. Tamas Bartfai

    1. Department of Biochemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden

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  3. David Jacobowitz

    1. Laboratory of Clinical Science, NIMH, Bethesda, USA

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  4. David Ottoson

    1. Wenner-Gren Center Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Wenner-Gren Symposium (WGS)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Discovery, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Discovery of galanin

      • V. Mutt
      Pages 3-15

    3. On the solution structure of galanin

      • R. Rigler, A. Wennerberg, R. M. Cooke, A. Elofsson, L. Nilsson, H. Vogel et al.
      Pages 17-25

    4. Cloning and expression of porcine and bovine galanin

      • Å. Rökaeus, J. A. Waschek
      Pages 27-36

    5. Galanin gene expression

      • M. E. Vrontakis, I. Schroedter, L. A. Gloor, H. G. Friesen
      Pages 37-42

    6. Neuroendocrine regulation of galanin gene expression

      • L. M. Kaplan, S. C. Hooi, D. R. Abraczinskas, R. M. Strauss, M. B. Davidson, D. W. Hsu et al.
      Pages 43-65

  3. Distribution of Galanin and its Receptors in the CNS and PNS

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    3. Distribution of galanin binding sites in the central nervous system

      • G. Skofitsch, D. M. Jacobowitz
      Pages 93-106

    4. Coexistence of galanin-like immunoreactivity with classical transmitters and other neuropeptides in the CNS

      • T. Melander, G. Ju, B. Meister, Å. Rökaeus, Wm. A. Staines, T. Hökfelt
      Pages 107-116

    5. Galanin: Distribution, ontogeny and expression following manipulation of the endocrine and nervous systems

      • J. M. Polak, S. Gibson, S. Gentleman, J. Steel, S. Van Noorden
      Pages 117-134

    6. Galanin in enteric neurons

      • E. Ekblad, R. Håkanson, F. Sundler
      Pages 135-147

  4. Galanin and Pancreas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. An overview of galanin’s actions on the endocrine pancreas

      • T. J. McDonald, B. Tinner, W. A. Staines, J. Radziuk
      Pages 151-176

    3. Galanin and the regulation of insulin secretion

      • B. Ahrén, S. Lindskog
      Pages 177-184

    4. Structure-function relationships of galanin

      • N. Yanaihara, T. Mochizuki, K. Iguchi, M. Hoshino, T. Nagashima, N. Takatsuka et al.
      Pages 185-196

  5. Receptors and Second Messengers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    3. Galanin receptor ligands in the hippocampus: Galanin, N-terminal galanin fragments and analogs

      • G. Fisone, Ü. Langel, T. Land, M. Berthold, R. Bertorelli, P. Girotti et al.
      Pages 213-220
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About this book

This is the first-ever book dedicated solely to Galanin. It covers Galanin's biochemistry, distribution, receptors, neuro-endocrinology and functions within the nervous system.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Histology and Neurobiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

    Tomas Hökfelt

  • Department of Biochemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden

    Tamas Bartfai

  • Laboratory of Clinical Science, NIMH, Bethesda, USA

    David Jacobowitz

  • Wenner-Gren Center Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden

    David Ottoson

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Galanin

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 58: A New Multifunctional Peptide in the Neuro-Endocrine System

  • Editors: Tomas Hökfelt, Tamas Bartfai, David Jacobowitz, David Ottoson

  • Series Title: Wenner-Gren Symposium

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12664-4

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1991

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 433

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Human Physiology

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