Phosphorylated Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Mediates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Penile Erection

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 282-289

  Musicki, Biljana ^a   Palese, Michael A ^a   Crone, Julie K ^a   Burnett, Arthur L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Male reproductive tract; Nitric oxide; Penis; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; SERINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; GENETIC VECTORS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; ORCHIECTOMY; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0742271502     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.021113     Document Type: Article

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