Chronic Ethanol Consumption Induces Cavernosal Smooth Muscle Dysfunction in Rats

Urology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1250-1256

  Lizarte, Fermino S ^a   Claudino, Mario A ^b   Tirapelli, Carlos R ^c   Morgueti, Marcelo ^a   Tirapelli, Daniela P C ^a   Batalhão, Marcelo E ^a   Carnio, Evelin C ^a   Queiroz, Regina H ^d   Evora, Paulo R B ^a   Tucci Jr , Silvio ^a   Cologna, Adauto ^a   Antunes, Edson ^b   Martins, Antonio C P ^a   Tirapelli, Luis F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Laboratory of Pharmacology   (Brazil)

^d Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; PENIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 70849136046     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.04.043     Document Type: Article

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