View on PubMed Melanocortin Receptors, Melanotropic Peptides and Penile Erection Reviewed the role of melanocortin receptors MC3R and MC4R in mediating penile erection, directly explaining the pro-erectile mechanism of Melanotan II through central melanocortinergic activation (Curr Top Med Chem, 2007)
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Small cardiovascular effects were reported by Bui et al
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