Expression of cavernous transforming growth factor-β1 and its Type II Receptor in patients with erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-49

  Ryu, Ji Kan ^a   Han, Jee Young ^a   Chu, Young Chae ^a   Song, Sun U ^a   Lee, Kwan Hee ^a   Yoon, Sang Min ^a   Suh, Jun Kyu ^a,c   Kim, Seong Jin ^b  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Fibrosis; Penis; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; PENILE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; STAINING;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; RISK FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 0842308799     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0105-6263.2003.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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