A critical appraisal of erectile function in animal models of diabetes mellitus

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-114

  Gur, Serap ^a   Kadowitz, Philip J ^a   Hellstrom, Wayne J G ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced glycosylated endproduct inhibitors; Androgen; Animal models; Diabetes; Erectile dysfunction; Gene transfer; Growth hormones; Nitric oxide; PDE 5 inhibitors; Rho kinase

Indexed keywords

1 [5 HYDROXY 2 (2 THIENYL) 4 QUINAZOLINYLAMINO] 3 METHYL 2,5 PYRROLEDIONE; ALAGEBRIUM; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOGUANIDINE; ANDROGEN; ASCORBIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENDOTHELIN 1; ESTROGEN; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MELATONIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; RHO KINASE; RUBOXISTAURIN; SELENATE; SILDENAFIL; SOMATOMEDIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENE TRANSFER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOGONADISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS ERECTION;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PENILE ERECTION;

EID: 61849114069     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00928.x     Document Type: Review

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