Oxytocin induces penile erection when injected into the ventral subiculum: Role of nitric oxide and glutamic acid

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1153-1160

  Melis, Maria Rosaria ^a   Succu, Salvatora ^a   Cocco, Cristina ^a   Caboni, Emanuela ^a   Sanna, Fabrizio ^a   Boi, Antonio ^a   Ferri, Gian Luca ^a   Argiolas, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamic acid; Nitric oxide; Oxytocin; Penile erection; Rat; Ventral subiculum

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYTOCIN; S METHYLTHIOCITRULLINE; VASOTOCIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE; DRUG MECHANISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBICULUM;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OXYTOCIN; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951025692     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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