Restorative effects of zinc and selenium on nitrergic relaxations impaired by cadmium in the mouse corpus cavernosum

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-234

  Göçmen, Cemil ^a   Kumcu, Eda Karabal ^a   Seçilmiş, Ata ^a   Uçar, Peyman ^a   Dikmen, Atilla ^a   Baysal, Firuz ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Mouse corpus cavernosum; Nitric oxide; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CADMIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SELENATE; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUBE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; PAPAVERINE; PENIS; PHENYLEPHRINE; SELENIUM; VASODILATOR AGENTS; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0343550356     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(99)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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