Neurogenic contraction and relaxation of human penile deep dorsal vein

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 788-794

  Segarra, Gloria ^a   Medina, Pascual ^a   Domenech, Cristina ^a   Martínez Léon, Juan B ^a   Vila, José M ^a   Aldasoro, Martin ^a   Lluch, Salvador ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Neurogenic stimulation; Nitric oxide; Noradrenaline; Penile veins; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; GUANETHIDINE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PAPAVERINE; SUBSTANCE P; TETRODOTOXIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPOTENCE; MALE; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN DILATATION; VENOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAPAVERINE; PENIS; SUBSTANCE P; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VEINS;

EID: 0031806499     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701883     Document Type: Article

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