Endothelin-1 in diabetic and nondiabetic men with erectile dysfunction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1770-1774

  Francavilla, Sandro ^a   Properzi, Giuliana ^a   Bellini, Cesare ^a   Marino, Giovanni ^a   Ferri, Claudio ^a   Santucci, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Endothelins; Penile erection; Prostaglandins E

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INTRACAVERNOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENIS ERECTION; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030765633     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64125-9     Document Type: Article

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