Phenotype modulation of smooth muscle in corpus cavernosum in penis tunica albuginea in diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction: Experiment with rats

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 87, Issue 42, 2007, Pages 3006-3011

  Wei, An Yang ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a   Li, Yu Gang ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Erectile dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; DESMIN; MESSENGER RNA; OSTEOPONTIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TUNICA ALBUGINEA;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; DESMIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OSTEOPONTIN; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 38749134083     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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