Effects of diabetes on neurotransmission in rat vaginal smooth muscle

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 58-66

  Giraldi, A ^a   Persson, K ^b   Werkstrom V ^b   Alm, P ^b   Wagner, G ^a   Andersson, K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Female sexual dysfunction; Rat; Smooth muscle; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; SNARE PROTEIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034982034     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900648     Document Type: Conference Paper

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