Different effects of ω-conotoxin on penile erection, yawning and paraventricular nitric oxide in male rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 359, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-26

  Succu, Salvatora ^a   Spano, Maria Sabrina ^b   Melis, Maria Rosaria ^b   Argiolas, Antonio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apomorphine; Ca2+ channel; Nitric oxide (NO) donor; NMDA (N Methyl D aspartate); Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus; Penile erection; Rat; Yawning; Conotoxin GVIA

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; HYDROXYLAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; YAWNING;

EID: 0032538409     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00626-8     Document Type: Article

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