Characterization of nitrergic function in monkey penile erection in vivo and in vitro

Hypertension Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 685-689

  Ayajiki, Kazuhide ^a,b   Hayashida, Hideshi ^a   Tawa, Masashi ^a   Okamura, Tomio ^a   Toda, Noboru ^a,c  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Toyama Institute for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACAVERNOUS PRESSURE; MALE; NERVE; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PENIS ERECTION; PRESSURE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEXAMETHONIUM; MACACA; MALE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROARGININE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS;

EID: 68349096333     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2009.84     Document Type: Article

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