Synthetic melanotropic peptide initiates erections in men with psychogenic erectile dysfunction: Double-blind, placebo controlled crossover study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 389-393

  Wessells, Hunter ^a   Fuciarelli, Kevin ^b   Hansen, John ^b   Hadley, Mac E ^b   Hruby, Victor J ^a   Dorr, Robert ^b   Levine, Norman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

MSH; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA MELANOTROPIN[4-10]; INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCHING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; YAWNING;

EID: 0032323804     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62903-3     Document Type: Article

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