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10069041

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4-5
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The contractile effects of galanin on isolated longitudinal smooth muscle strips of pre-crop esophagus, proventriculus, duodenum, colon, and cecum of chickens were investigated. Application of galanin (5.0-100.0 nM) evoked strong contractions from the colon and cecum (hindgut), but evoked minimal responses from the pre-crop esophagus, proventriculus, and duodenum (foregut). Previous studies have demonstrated that the central administration of galanin stimulates food consumption in rats. Since galanin-like immunoreactivity is present in the chicken brain, we speculate that the central release of galanin may increase food intake and possibly be involved in a hypothalamic-colonic reflex modulating hindgut motility and generating a defecation. Thus, the results of this study demonstrate the presence of galanin receptors in the chicken gut and suggest a possible link with their functional presence in the hindgut to the chicken central nervous system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0022-104X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
283
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
463-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of galanin on isolated strips of smooth muscle from the gastrointestinal tract of chickens.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota 55112, USA. t-degolier@bethel.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't