Evaluation of erectile response by continuous measurement of penile diameter in rats

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 147-152

  Adachi, Hideyuki ^a   Kodama, Kohtarou ^a   Ishihara, Hiroki ^a  

^a EISAI CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavernous nerve; Nitric oxide; Penile diameter; Penile erection; Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; ZAPRINAST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PURINONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SONICATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033371037     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(99)00034-9     Document Type: Article

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