Nociceptin, a novel endogenous ligand for the ORL1 receptor, has potent erectile activity in the cat

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 273, Issue 1 36-1, 1997, Pages

  Champion, Hunter C ^a   Wang, Run ^a   Hellstrom, Wayne J G ^a   Kadowitz, Philip J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypotensive activity; Intracavernosal injection; Orphanin FQ; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPOTENSION; LIBIDO; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030791205     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.273.1.e214     Document Type: Article

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