Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1028-1032 , August 1995

Role of galanin in the regulation of somatotrope and gonadotrope function in young ovulatory women

  • Andrea Giustina

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andrea Giustina, MD, Clinica Medica c/o 2a Medicina, Spedali Civili, 25125 Brescia, Italy.
    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Gynecology, and Chemistry, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • National Institute of Environmental HealthSciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Carlo Gastaldi

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Gynecology, and Chemistry, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • National Institute of Environmental HealthSciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Giovanna Bugari

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Gynecology, and Chemistry, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • National Institute of Environmental HealthSciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Laura Chiesa

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Gynecology, and Chemistry, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • National Institute of Environmental HealthSciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Gabriella Loda

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Gynecology, and Chemistry, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • National Institute of Environmental HealthSciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Claudia Tironi

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Gynecology, and Chemistry, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • National Institute of Environmental HealthSciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Andres Negro-Vilar

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Gynecology, and Chemistry, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • National Institute of Environmental HealthSciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Received 8 July 1994 ,Accepted 17 October 1994.

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