Activation of soluble guanylate cyclase causes relaxation of corpus cavernosum tissue: Synergism of nitric oxide and YC-1

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-127

  Nakane, M ^a   Hsieh, G ^a   Miller, L N ^a   Chang, R ^a   Terranova, M A ^a   Moreland, R B ^a   Kolasa, T ^a   Brioni, J D ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Activator; Corpus cavernosum; Guanylate cyclase; Nitric oxide; Sodium nitroprusside; YC 1

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYL 3 (5 HYDROXYMETHYL 2 FURYL)INDAZOLE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HUMANS; INDAZOLES; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; PENIS; RABBITS; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0036239842     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900843     Document Type: Article

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