Functional response of cavernosal tissue to distension

Urological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-44

  Italiano, G ^a   Calabro A ^a   Spini, S ^a   Ragazzi, E ^a   Pagano, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distension; Endothelin; Erectile tissue; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandins; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; DIBENZ(B,F)(1,4)OXAZEPINE-10(11H)-CARBOXYLIC ACID, 8-CHLORO-, 2-ACETYLHYDRAZIDE; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NOREPINEPHRINE; PENIS; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS; RABBITS;

EID: 0031978411     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050021     Document Type: Article

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