Increased intracavernosal pressure response in hypertensive rats after chronic hemin treatment

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 619-627

  Shamloul, Rany ^a   Wang, Rui ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Heme oxygenase; Hemin; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HEME OXYGENASE 2; HEMIN; HYDRALAZINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33745246579     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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