Galmic is a drug which acts as a selective, non-peptide
agonist at the
galanin
Galanin is a neuropeptide encoded by the ''GAL'' gene, that is widely expressed in the brain, spinal cord, and gut of humans as well as other mammals. Galanin signaling occurs through three G protein-coupled receptors.
Much of galanin's function ...
receptor
Receptor may refer to:
* Sensory receptor, in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse
*Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and responds to a ...
s
GALR.
It has
anticonvulsant,
antidepressant and
analgesic effects in animal studies,
but also inhibits memory functions.
References
Neuropeptides
Oxazoles
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