The effect of ovariectomy on rat vaginal tissue contractility and histomorphology

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-241

  Önol, Fatih ^a   Ercan, Feriha ^a   Tarcan, Tufan ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Animal models; Neurophysiological studies of sexual function; Pharmacological studies in sexual function

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBACHOL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; VARDENAFIL;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT STRAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SURGICAL RISK; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TISSUE SECTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

EID: 33645959232     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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