Effect of excitatory amino acid receptor agonists on penile erection after administration into paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus in the rat

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 575-580

  Chen, Kuang Kuo ^a   Chang, Luke S ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0042233690     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00411-4     Document Type: Article

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