Melanocortinergic control of penile erection

Peptides

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1972-1977

  Wessells, H ^a   Blevins, J E ^b   Vanderah, T W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Hindbrain; MSH; Proopiomelanocortin; Sex behavior

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; N ACETYLNORLEUCYLASPARTYLHISTIDYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLARGINYLTRYPTOPHYLLYSINE 2,7 CYCLIC AMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FLUSHING; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGAND BINDING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAUSEA; PENIS ERECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD; SYNCOPE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PENILE ERECTION; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROSENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 25144508009     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2004.11.035     Document Type: Review

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