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29-30 amino
acid neuropeptide
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Coexists with
noradrenaline in locus coerulus and with
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5-HT in the DRN
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Found (with
its receptors) in limbic regions
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Three known
G-protein-coupled galanin receptor
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subtypes
(GAL1, GAL2, GAL3)
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Blocking the
inhibitory effects of galanin on monoamin
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neurotransmission
with galanin receptor antagonists
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would be
predicted to mimic or augment the action of
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antidepressants
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