Role of ATP-sensitive K+ channels in relaxation of penile resistance arteries

Urology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 800-805

  Ruiz Rubio, José L ^b   Hernández, Medardo ^b   Rivera De Los Arcos, Luis ^b   Benedito, Sara ^b   Recio, Paz ^b   García, Pilar ^b   García Sacristán, Albino ^b   Prieto, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; CROMAKALIM; CYCLIC AMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUANYLATE KINASE; LEMAKALIM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; ROLIPRAM; SILDENAFIL; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG RESPONSE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HORSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PENIS ARTERY; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; CROMAKALIM; GLYBURIDE; HORSES; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PENIS; PIPERAZINES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROSTAGLANDINS E; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 1842688369     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.10.071     Document Type: Article

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