Neuroanatomical evidence for a role of central melanocortin-4 receptors and oxytocin in the efferent control of the rodent clitoris and vagina

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2056-2067

  Gelez, Helene ^a   Poirier, Sarah ^a   Facchinetti, Patricia ^b   Allers, Kelly A ^c   Wayman, Chris ^d   Alexandre, Laurent ^a   Giuliano, François ^a,e  

^a Pelvipharm Laboratories   (France)

^b CENTRE DE PSYCHIATRIE ET NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^c BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^d PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Central nerve Pathways for the clitoris and Vagina; Hypothalamus; Pharmacology; Pseudorabies virus; Retrograde neuronal tracing; Sexual desire

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLITORIS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; PHENOTYPE; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAT; RODENT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TISSUE SECTION; VAGINA;

EID: 77953936777     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01760.x     Document Type: Article

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