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This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 68. Chapters: Galanin, Neuroactive peptides, Neuropeptides, Neurotensin, Peptide hormones, Galanin receptor, Agouti-related peptide, Atrial natriuretic factor, Bombesin, Cholecystokinin, Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript, Dynorphin A, Galanin, Ghrelin, N-Acetylaspartylglutamate, Neuroactive peptides, Neuromedin N, Neuromedin U, Neuropeptide Y, Nociceptin, Orexin, Orexin-A, Oxytocin, Proopiomelanocortin, Somatostatin, Substance P, Tachykinin peptides, Vasopressin, Neuromedin N, Activin, Adiponectin, Agouti signalling peptide, Angiotensin, Atrial-natriuretic factor, Bradykinin, Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Calcitonin, Cosyntropin, Gastrin, Gonadotropic hormones, Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, Growth hormone-releasing hormone, Growth hormone releasing hormone, Human chorionic gonadotropin, Inhibin, Insulin, Insulin-like growth factor, Leptin, Luteinizing hormone, Melanocortin, Nerve Growth Factor, NT-3, Obestatin, Orexin, Parathyroid hormone, Peptide hormone, Peptide YY, Prolactin, Relaxin, Renin, Secretin, Somatotropin, Thyrotropin, Thyrotropin-releasing hormone, Agouti signalling peptide, C-peptide, Cholecystokinin, Ciclosporin, Corticotropin, Corticotropin releasing factor, Endogenous opiates, Endothelin, Gastrin releasing peptide, Glutathione, Melanocyte stimulating hormone, Neurokinins, Neurotensin, Opioid peptide, Peptide, Substance P. Excerpt: 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 GAL. It is involved in a number of physiological processes such as regulation of food intake, metabolism and reproduction, regulation of neurotransmitter and hormone release, nociception, intestinal contraction and secretion, and more recently in nervous system development and response to injury. This wide diversity of action ...
