Erectile dysfunction and NO: Variations of NO penile blood levels before and after sildenafil treatment

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 321-325

  Palmerini, C A ^a   Zucchi, A ^a   Fioretti, F ^a   Arienti, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Biochemistry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Nitrite; Red blood cells; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATALYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OXIDATION; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ALPROSTADIL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; PENIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PLASMA; PURINES; SMOKING; SULFONES;

EID: 70349192758     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2009.33     Document Type: Article

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