Melanocortin receptors and erectile function

European Urology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 706-713

  Martin, William J ^a   MacIntyre, D Euan ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Central regulation; Erectile dysfunction; MC4 receptor; MT II; Oxytocin; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN[87-132]; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; APOMORPHINE; BETA INTERMEDIN[11-22][11 (N ACETYLCYSTEINE) 14 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL) DEXTRO ALANINE] 18 CYSTEINE 22 ASPARTIC ACID AMIDE] 11,18 CYCLIC DISULFIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN LIKE PEPTIDE; CYCLIC AMP; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOTAN II; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; N ACETYLNORLEUCYLASPARTYLHISTIDYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLARGINYLTRYPTOPHYLLYSINE 2,7 CYCLIC AMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OXYTOCIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SILDENAFIL; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; YAWNING;

ALPHA-MSH; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; OXYTOCIN; PENILE ERECTION; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN;

EID: 2442497286     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.03.001     Document Type: Review

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