Activation of central melanocortin receptors by MT-II increases cavernosal pressure in rabbits by the neuronal release of NO

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1705-1710

  Vemulapalli, R ^a   Kurowski, S ^a   Salisbury, B ^a   Parker, E ^a   Davis, H ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernosal pressure; L NAME; MT II; NO; Pudendal nerves; SHU 9119

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOTAN II; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RABBIT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 0035675402     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704437     Document Type: Article

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