Penile and Systemic Endothelial Function in Men with and without Erectile Dysfunction

European Urology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 979-985

  Vardi, Yoram ^a   Dayan, Lior ^a   Apple, Boaz ^a   Gruenwald, Ilan ^a   Ofer, Yaron ^a   Jacob, Giris ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Endothelial function; Erectile dysfunction; Veno occlusive plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 60249085228     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.07.041     Document Type: Article

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