Nitric oxide production is increased in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of male rats during non-contact penile erections and copulation

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1968-1974

  Melis, Maria Rosaria ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copulatory behaviour; Nitric oxide; Non contact penile erection; Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COPULATION; DIALYSATE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; NITROARGININE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0031816904     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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