Nitric oxide-mediated erectile effects of galantide but not galanin in vivo

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 94-102

  Bivalacqua, Trinity J ^a   Champion, Hunter C ^a   Purohit, Sunil K ^a   Murphy, William A ^a   Coy, David H ^a   Kadowitz, Philip J ^a   Hellstrom, Wayne J G ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Galanin; Galantide; K(ATP)+ channels; NO; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GALANIN; GALANTIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0034031303     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.2000.0274     Document Type: Article

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