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Evaluation of an anxiety-related phenotype in galanin overexpressing transgenic mice.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Jan 2000
Holmes Andrew, Yang Rebecca J, Crawley Jacqueline N
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the role of neuropeptides in mediating emotional behaviors is an important avenue for discovering novel drug targets for anxiety disorders. A role for galanin in mediating anxiety-related behavior is suggested by the pattern of distribution in the CNS and the coexistence of galanin with norepinephrine in the locus coeruleus. Studies in rats have shown that central administration of galanin modulates...
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