The mouse as a model for the study of penile erection: Moving towards a smaller animal

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 452-457

  Piao, Shuguang ^a   Ryu, Ji Kan ^a   Shin, Hwa Yean ^a   Han, Jee Young ^a   Lee, Hong Sik ^a   Suh, Jun Kyu ^a,b  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Animal model; Corpus cavernosum; Mouse; Penile erection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34548629165     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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