Adrenomedullin induces penile erection in the cat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-75

  Champion, Hunter C ^a   Wang, Run ^a   Shenassa, Ben B ^a   Murphy, William A ^a   Coy, David H ^a   Hellstrom, Wayne J G ^a   Kadowitz, Philip J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Cat; Cavernosal pressure; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENOMEDULLIN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACAVERNOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PENILE ERECTION; PEPTIDES;

EID: 0031566875     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00924-7     Document Type: Article

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