Effects of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on the contractile responses of isolated human seminal vesicle tissue to adrenergic stimulation

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 408-414

  Ückert, Stefan ^a,b   Bazrafshan, Siamak ^a   Sonnenberg, Joachim E ^b   Kuczyk, Markus A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Sexual Function Research Unit   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Human seminal vesicles; Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors; Rhythmic contraction

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; FORSKOLIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; ROLIPRAM; SILDENAFIL; TETRODOTOXIN; VARDENAFIL; VINPOCETINE;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL VESICLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 59349099338     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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