Role of the nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway in regulation of vaginal blood flow

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 355-361

  Kim, S W ^a   Jeong, S J ^b   Munarriz, R ^b   Kim, N N ^b   Goldstein, I ^b   Traish, A M ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginase; Female genital arousal; Guanylate cyclase; L NAME; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Nitric oxide; Oximetry

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ARGINASE; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OXADIAZOLES; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; QUINOXALINES; RABBITS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VAGINA;

EID: 0242667904     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901038     Document Type: Article

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