Changes of nitric oxide synthase-containing nerve fibers and parameters for oxidative stress after unilateral cavernous nerve resection or manuplation in rat penis

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-166

  Özkara, Hamdi ^a   Alan, Cabir ^a   Atukeren, Pinar ^a   Uyaner, Ilhan ^b   Demirci, Cihan ^b   Gümüştaş, M Koray ^a   Alici, Bulent ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Neurotomy; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENIS INJURY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RAT; STAINING; ANIMAL; INNERVATION; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33750590332     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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