Endothelial nitric oxide synthase regulation in female genital tract structures

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 247-253

  Musicki, Biljana ^a   Liu, Tongyun ^a   Lagoda, Gwen A ^a   Bivalacqua, Trinity J ^a   Strong, Travis D ^a   Burnett, Arthur L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caveolin; Clitoris; Female sexual arousal; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; SEX HORMONE;

AGING; BLOOD FLOW; CLITORIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMICS; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VAGINA;

EID: 61849106062     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01122.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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