7-nitroindazole: A selective inhibitor of penile erection: An in vivo study in a rat animal model

Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-96

  Spiess, Philippe E ^a   Dion, Stéphane B ^a   Zvara, Peter ^a   Merlin, Scott L ^a   Chan, Peter T K ^a   Brock, Gerald B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029671315     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80389-6     Document Type: Article

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