N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid-induced penile erection and yawning: Role of hypothalamic paraventricular nitric oxide

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 328, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 115-123

  Melis, Maria Rosaria ^a   Succu, Salvatora ^a   Iannucci, Umberto ^a   Argiolas, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Nitric oxide (NO); NMDA (N methyl D aspartate); Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; Penile erection; Rat; Yawning

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; HALOPERIDOL; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; OXYTOCIN DERIVATIVE; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; YAWNING;

EID: 0031004437     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)83037-3     Document Type: Article

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