Ac-Nle-c[Asp-His-DPhe-Arg-Trp-Lys]-NH2 induces penile erection via brain and spinal melanocortin receptors

Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 755-762

  Wessells, H ^a   Hruby, V J ^c   Hackett, J ^a   Han, G ^c   Balse Srinivasan, P ^c   Vanderah, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

MSH; MT II; Rats; Sex behavior; SHU 9119; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACETYLNORLEUCINE CYCLO(ASPARTYLHISTIDYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLARGINYLTRYPTOPHYLLYSINE)AMIDE; AMIDE; BRAIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MT II; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; WAKEFULNESS; YAWNING;

EID: 0242418191     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00866-7     Document Type: Article

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