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An elevated level of circulating galanin promotes developmental expression of myelin basic protein in the mouse brain by Lyubetska, H, Zhang, L, Kong, J, Vrontakis, M

“…Highlights • Galanin plays a key role in regulating and stimulating myelinogenesis. • High galanin circulating levels increased levels of myelin basic protein…”
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Chronic increase of circulating galanin levels induces obesity and marked alterations in lipid metabolism similar to metabolic syndrome by Poritsanos, N.J, Mizuno, T.M, Lautatzis, M.E, Vrontakis, M

“…Objective: Galanin (GAL) has a role in the regulation of food intake by way of acting on the central nervous system in rodents. High serum GAL levels have been…”
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Transgenic mice over-expressing galanin exhibit pituitary adenomas and increased secretion of galanin, prolactin and growth hormone by Perumal, P, Vrontakis, ME

“…Galanin is a biologically active 29 amino acid peptide, widely distributed in the central and peripheral nervous system, and most abundantly in the…”
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Isolation and characterization of a complementary DNA (galanin) clone from estrogen-induced pituitary tumor messenger RNA by Vrontakis, M E, Peden, L M, Duckworth, M L, Friesen, H G

“…The administration of high levels of estrogen is a well established method for producing prolactin-secreting pituitary tumors in rodents but the mechanism of…”
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Presence of galanin-like immunoreactivity in nontumorous corticotrophs and corticotroph adenomas of the human pituitary by Vrontakis, M E, Sano, T, Kovacs, K, Friesen, H G

“…Galanin is a 29-amino acid neuropeptide widely distributed in the central nervous system. Galanin-like immunoreactivity (galanin-LI) was investigated in 23…”
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Galanin by VRONTAKIS, M. E, TORSELLO, A, FRIESEN, H. G

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Triple-labeling method combining immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization histochemistry: demonstration of overlap between Fos- immunoreactive and galanin mRNA-expressing subpopulations of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neurons in female rats by Hrabovszky, E, Vrontakis, ME, Petersen, SL

“…We describe a sensitive technique combining dual-label immunocytochemistry (ICC) with isotopic in situ hybridization histochemistry (ISHH). We developed this…”
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Tissue-specific regulation of vasoactive intestinal peptide messenger ribonucleic acid levels by estrogen in the rat by Kasper, S, Popescu, R A, Torsello, A, Vrontakis, M E, Ikejiani, C, Friesen, H G

“…The early and chronic effects of 17 beta-estradiol on vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) gene expression in rats were examined. Total RNA of four…”
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Expression and secretion of galanin during pregnancy in the rat by Vrontakis, M E, Schroedter, I C, Cosby, H, Friesen, H G

“…The expression of galanin messenger RNA (mRNA) in the pituitary and conceptus of pregnant rats has been studied at various stages of gestation. Using Northern…”
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Estrogen regulation and localization of galanin gene expression in the rat uterus by VRONTAKIS, M, SCHROEDTER, I, LEITE, V, FRIESEN, H. G

“…To determine whether galanin is a target for estrogenic regulation in the rat uterus, we measured the effects of estrogen on galanin mRNA expression in the…”
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Estrogen induction of galanin synthesis in the rat anterior pituitary gland demonstrated by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry by Vrontakis, M E, Yamamoto, T, Schroedter, I C, Nagy, J I, Friesen, H G

“…The distribution of galanin messenger (mRNA) and galanin-like immunoreactivity (Gal-LI) in the anterior and posterior pituitaries of control and…”
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Growth hormone expression in human Burkitt lymphoma serum-free Ramos cell line by Lytras, A, Quan, N, Vrontakis, M E, Shaw, J E, Cattini, P A, Friesen, H G

“…A human nonpituitary cell line grown under serum-free (sf) conditions (sfRamos Burkitt lymphoma cell line) has been reported to secrete a 29K PRL-like peptide…”
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Steroids and tissue-specific modulation of galanin gene expression in the male rat reproductive system by Torsello, A, Vrontakis, M E, Schroedter, I C, Vuille, J C, Ikejiani, C, Friesen, H G

“…Galanin is a neuropeptide widely distributed throughout the vertebrate neural and endocrine system. Galanin can influence pituitary hormone secretion,…”
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Galanin immunoreactivity in neuroendocrine tumors by Sano, T, Vrontakis, M E, Kovacs, K, Asa, S L, Friesen, H G

“…We investigated immunoreactivity for galanin, a 29-amino acid peptide, in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections of 123 neuroendocrine tumors…”
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Expression of pituitary peptide 23 in the rat uterus: regulation by estradiol by Chakraborty, C., Vrontakis, M., Molnar, P., Schroedter, I.C., Katsumata, N., Murphy, L.J., Shiu, R.P.C., Friesen, H.G.

“…Peptide 23 was first identified in pituitary cell conditioned medium as a secreted protein which was regulated in a similar fashion to growth hormone. It was…”
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Thyroid hormone and immunological studies in endemic goiter by Boukis, M A, Koutras, D A, Souvatzoglou, A, Evangelopoulou, A, Vrontakis, M, Moulopoulos, S D

“…Iodized oil (1 ml im) was given to 58 goitrous patients from a mildly iodine-deficient area in Greece. Goiter size, urinary iodine, and serum T4, T3RU, T3,…”
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Influence of bromocriptine and oestrogen on prolactin synthesis, secretion and tumour growth in vivo in rats by Vrontakis, M E, Thliveris, J A, Friesen, H G

“…The effects of diethylstilboestrol implants and bromocriptine administration on serum prolactin concentrations, prolactin messenger RNA (mRNA) and pituitary…”
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Hormonal regulation of thyrotropin alpha and beta subunit mRNAs by Gurr, J A, Vrontakis, M E, Athanasian, E A, Wagner, C R, Kourides, I A

“…We have examined the effects of 3,5 3'-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3), dexamethasone, bromocriptine, thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and estrogen on the levels…”
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Relationships between serum prolactin levels and follicle stimulating hormone response to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone during early puerperium by Messinis, I E, Souvatzoglou, A, Vrontakis, M, Stefos, T, Charitopoulou, R, Lolis, D E

“…The effect of serum prolactin (Prl) levels on pituitary response to iv luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LRH) (100 micrograms) was studied in 23 normal…”
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Regulation of hepatic PPAR gamma 2 and lipogenic gene expression by melanocortin by Poritsanos, N J, Wong, D, Vrontakis, ME, Mizuno, T M

“…The central melanocortin system regulates hepatic lipid metabolism. Hepatic lipogenic gene expression is regulated by transcription factors including sterol…”
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