Pharmacological characterization of kinin-induced relaxation of human corpus cavernosum

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 432-436

  Teixeira, C E ^a,b   Moreno, R A ^a   Ferreira, U ^b   Rodrigues Nettojr, N ^a   Fregonesi, A ^b   Antunes, E ^a   De Nucci, G ^a  

^a Discipline of Urology   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

B2 receptors; Kinins; Nitric oxide; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; HISTAMINE; ICATIBANT; INDOMETACIN; KALLIKREIN; KININ; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; BRADYKININ; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; KALLIDIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RECEPTORS, BRADYKININ;

EID: 0031868160     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1998.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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