Sildenafil citrate effectively reverses sexual dysfunction induced by three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy

Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 769-773

  Valicenti, Richard K ^a,b   Choi, Eugene ^a,b   Chen, Chris ^a,b   Lu, J D ^a,b   Hirsch, Irvin H ^a,b   Mulholland, Grant S ^a,b   Gomella, Leonard G ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; SILDENAFIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; AGED; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0035320542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(00)01104-3     Document Type: Article

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