The effects of dopamine receptor agonists on BKCa channels and signal transduction mechanism in corpus cavernosal smooth muscle cells

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Han, D H ^a   Chae, M R ^a   So, I ^b   Park, J K ^c   Lee, S W ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium activated potassium channels; Dopamine; Penile erection; Smooth muscles

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; HUMANS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PENILE ERECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 38149089447     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901623     Document Type: Article

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