5-HT2C receptor activation is a common mechanism on proerectile effects of apomorphine, oxytocin and melanotan-II in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 589, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 157-162

  Kimura, Yasuharu ^a   Naitou, Yuki ^a   Wanibuchi, Fumikazu ^a   Yamaguchi, Tokio ^a  

^a ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT2C receptor; Apomorphine (10, 11 dihydroxyaporphine); Intracavernous pressure; MT II (melanotan II); Oxytocin; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; 1 (1 METHYL 5 INDOLYL) 3 (3 PYRIDYL)UREA; 2 (7 ETHYL 1H FURO[2,3 G]INDAZOL 1 YL) 1 METHYLETHYLAMINE; 6 CHLORO 5 METHYL 1 [[2 [(2 METHYL 3 PYRIDYL)OXY] 5 PYRIDYL]CARBAMOYL]INDOLINE; APOMORPHINE; FENCLONINE; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOTAN II; OXYTOCIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; YM 348;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALPHA-MSH; AMINOPYRIDINES; ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INDAZOLES; INDOLES; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OXYTOCIN; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PIPERAZINES; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2B; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD; UREA;

EID: 47549092541     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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