Functional evidence for nitrergic neurotransmission in a human clitoral corpus cavernosum: A case study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-324

  Creighton, S M ^a   Crouch, N S ^a   Foxwell, N A ^b   Cellek, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clitoris; Corpus cavernosum; Female; Nitrergic; Nitric oxide; Nonadrenergic noncholinergic

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CLITORAL CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; CLITORIS; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLITORIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4644231144     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901162     Document Type: Article

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