Metrics for evaluation of age-related changes in erectile capacity in a rodent model

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1885-1892

  Zhao, Weixin ^a   Sato, Yoshikazu ^b   Melman, Arnold ^c   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a   Christ, George ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Sanjukai Hospital   (Japan)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous nerve stimulation; Erectile capacity; Erectile dysfunction; Evaluation; Intracavernous pressure; Visible penile erection

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; INTRACAVERNOUS PRESSURE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; INNERVATION; PENIS; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICS;

PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67649850654     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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