galanin

galanin
gal·a·nin 'ga-lə-nin n a neurotransmitter that plays a role in regulating various physiological functions (as contraction of gastrointestinal muscle and inhibition of insulin) and is thought to be associated with the urge to eat fatty foods

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gala·nin (galґə-nin) a hormone expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems and in neural structures of various organs. It is released in a variety of stimulus and stress situations and may have functions including regulation of food intake, memory and cognition, antinociception, and regulation of certain neuroendocrine processes.

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  • Galanin — is a neuropeptide present in humans and other mammals. It is a peptide consisting of a chain of 29 amino acids (or 30 amino acids in humans).Galanin is formed by the cleavage of a prepropeptide encoded by a gene known as GALcite web | title =… …   Wikipedia

  • Galanin — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 30 aa; 3,16 kDa …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • galanin — galanin. См. галанин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Galanin receptor 1 — Galanin receptor 1, also known as GALR1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: GALR1 galanin receptor 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=2587| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section… …   Wikipedia

  • Galanin receptor 2 — Galanin receptor 2, also known as GALR2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: GALR2 galanin receptor 2| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=8811| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section… …   Wikipedia

  • Galanin receptor 3 — Galanin receptor 3, also known as GALR3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: GALR3 galanin receptor 3| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=8484| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section… …   Wikipedia

  • Galanin receptor — protein Name = galanin receptor 1 caption = width = HGNCid = 4132 Symbol = GALR1 AltSymbols = GALNR1, GALNR EntrezGene = 2587 OMIM = 600377 RefSeq = NM 001480 UniProt = P47211 PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 18 Arm = q Band = 23… …   Wikipedia

  • galanin — Neuropeptide (29 amino acids) isolated from the upper small intestine of pig but subsequently found throughout the central and peripheral nervous system. Regulates gut motility and the activity of endocrine pancreas …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Galanin — Galani̱n [Kunstw. aus den Namen der Aminosäuren Glycin u. Alanin, die jeweils die Kettenenden des Peptids besetzen] s; s, e: als Neurohormon wirkendes Peptid, das die Sekretion von Wachstumshormon anregt …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • GLNN — galanin …   Medical dictionary

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