Expression of myosin isoforms in the smooth muscle of human corpus cavernosum

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-68

  Koi, P T ^a   Milhoua, P M ^a   Monrose, V ^a   Melman, A ^a   DiSanto, M E ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

LC17b; PDE5 inhibitors; Pelvic surgery; SM A

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN ALPHA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN BETA; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PELVIS SURGERY; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSINS; PENILE INDURATION; PENIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33846097385     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901503     Document Type: Article

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