Signal transduction in cavernous smooth muscle

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-31

  Stief, Christian G ^a   Noack, Thomas ^b   Andersson, Karl Erik ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MYOSIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PENIS; PENIS ERECTION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSINS; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030640206     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01275153     Document Type: Article

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