Nerve injury-related erectile dysfunction following nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: A novel experimental dissection model: Original Article

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 905-911

  Yamashita, Shinichi ^a,b   Kato, Ryuichi ^a   Kobayashi, Ko ^a   Hisasue, Shin Ichi ^a   Arai, Yoichi ^b   Tsukamoto, Taiji ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Nerve injury; Nerve sparing prostatectomy; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GANGLIA; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENIS; PROSTATECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 70350315908     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2009.02382.x     Document Type: Article

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