Pelvic nerve stimulation-induced pressor responses in corpus cavernosum of anesthetized dogs

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Ayajiki, Kazuhide ^a   Hayashida, Hideshi ^a   Okamura, Tomio ^a   Toda, Noboru ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intracavernous pressure; N(G),N(G) dimethylarginine; N(G) nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENTOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; IMPOTENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PENIS ERECTION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33751285022     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.5.h2141     Document Type: Article

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