Endothelial and neuronal-derived nitric oxide mediated relaxation of corpus cavernosal smooth muscle in a rat, in vitro, model of erectile function

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 213-221

  Cartledge, J J ^a   Minhas, S ^a   Eardley, I ^a   Morrison, J F B ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

eNOS; Haemoglobin; Nitric oxide; nNOS; Penile erection; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; ATROPINE; GUANETHIDINE; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033753345     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900549     Document Type: Article

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