The effects of alprostadil on hypothalamic and amygdalar function and the central expression of oxytocin: A potential central role of alprostadil cream

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-90

  Sun, Xiangrong ^a   Xu, Luo ^a   Zhang, Jing ^b   Guo, Feifei ^a   Tang, Ming ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alprostadil Cream; BMA; c fos; Electrophysiology; FSAD; PVN

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROTEIN C FOS;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

EID: 58149513381     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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