The cannabinoid receptor antagonist SR-141716A induces penile erection in male rats: Involvement of paraventricular glutamic acid and nitric oxide

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-228

  Melis, Maria Rosaria ^a   Succu, Salvatora ^a   Mascia, Maria Stefania ^a   Sanna, Fabrizio ^a   Melis, Tiziana ^a   Castelli, Maria Paola ^a   Argiolas, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonists and antagonists; Excitatory amino acids; Nitric oxide; Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus; Penile erection; Rat

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; DEXANABINOL; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; FLUPENTIXOL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LEVO N(6) (1 IMINOETHYL)LYSINE; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; RIMONABANT; S METHYL LEVO THIOCITRULLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOTOCIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROINJECTIONS; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 30744455029     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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