EP 91073 prevents EP 80661-induced penile erection: New evidence for the existence of specific EP peptide receptors mediating penile erection

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 254-262

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Ardana   (France)

Author keywords

EP peptides; Hexarelin analogues; Nitric oxide (NO); Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; Penile erection; Rat

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; EP 51216; EP 51389; EP 60761; EP 70555; EP 80661; EP 91073; HEXARELIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE;

EID: 0034905771     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(01)00059-4     Document Type: Article

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