Expression of caveolin-1 in penile cavernosal tissue in a denervated animal model after treatment with sildenafil citrate

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1587-1593

  Becher, Edgardo F ^a   Toblli, Jorge E ^b   Castronuovo, Cynthia ^a   Nolazco, Carlos ^a   Rosenfeld, Claudio ^a   Grosman, Halina ^c   Vazquez, Elba ^c   Mazza, Osvaldo N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ALEMÁN   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alpha smooth muscle actin; Endothelium; Immunohistochemistry; Neurotomy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CAVEOLIN 1; SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DENERVATION; ENDOTHELIUM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PENILE DENERVATION; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RISK REDUCTION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TISSUE SECTION; TUNICA ALBUGINEA;

EID: 66649094151     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01239.x     Document Type: Article

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