Bremelanotide: An overview of preclinical CNS effects on female sexual function

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2007, Pages 269-279

  Pfaus, James ^a   Giuliano, François ^b   Gelez, Hélène ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Female Desire; Female Sexual Response; Melanocortins; Preclinical Models; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA INTERMEDIN[11-22][11 (N ACETYLCYSTEINE) 14 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL) DEXTRO ALANINE] 18 CYSTEINE 22 ASPARTIC ACID AMIDE] 11,18 CYCLIC DISULFIDE; BREMELANOTIDE; ESTRADIOL; FLUPENTIXOL; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; 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; STEROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; LIBIDO; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 35648941292     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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