The effects of alterations in nitric oxide levels in the paraventricular nucleus on copulatory behavior and reflexive erections in male rats

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2182-2185

  Sato, Yoshikazu ^b   Christ, George J ^a   Horita, Hiroki ^b   Adachi, Hideki ^b   Suzuki, Noriyoshi ^b   Tsukamoto, Taiji ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

L arginine; Microdialysis; Mount; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032702452     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68156-6     Document Type: Article

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