Role of chloride channels in the regulation of corpus cavernosum tone: A potential therapeutic target for erectile dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 813-821

  Chu, Lau Lang ^a   Adaikan, P Ganesan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anthracene 9 carboxylic Acid; Calcium Activated Chloride Channels; Corpus Cavernosum; Drug Therapy; Erectile Physiology; Niflumic Acid

Indexed keywords

9 ANTHROIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ENDOTHELIN 1; HISTAMINE; NIFLUMIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

EID: 41549122443     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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