EP 60761 and EP 50885, two hexarelin analogues, induce penile erection in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Melis, Maria Rosaria ^a   Succu, Salvatora ^a   Spano, Maria Sabrina ^a   Locatelli, Vittorio ^b   Torsello, Antonio ^b   Muller, Eugenio E ^b   Deghenghi, Romano ^c   Argiolas, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Ardana   (France)

Author keywords

(Rat); EP 50885; EP 60761; Hexarelin; Nitric oxide (NO); Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; EP 40737; EP 40904; EP 50885; EP 60761; FLUPENTIXOL; HEXARELIN; HORMONE ANALOG; MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FLUPENTHIXOL; MALE; MORPHINE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 0034666561     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00481-7     Document Type: Article

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