The relaxation effects of ginseng saponin in rabbit corporal smooth muscle: Is it a nitric oxide donor?

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 744-748

  Kim, H J ^a   Woo, D S ^a   Lee, ^a   Kim, J J ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erection; Ginseng saponin; Neurotransmitters; Nitric oxide pathway; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; ARGININE; ATROPINE; GINSENG SAPONIN; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GINSENG; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; PANAX; PENIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RABBITS; SAPONINS;

EID: 0031767771     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1998.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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