Intracavernosal administration of sodium nitrite as an erectile pharmacotherapy

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 770-776

  Lasker, George F ^a   Matt, Christopher J ^a   Badejo Jr , Adeleke M ^a   Casey, David B ^a   Dhaliwal, Jasdeep S ^a   Murthy, Subramanyam N ^a   Kadowitz, Philip J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enos; Erectile dysfunction; Intracavernosal; Nitric oxide; Sodium nitrite; Vasodilator; Xanthine oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SODIUM NITRITE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM NITRITE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 77955358911     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y10-032     Document Type: Article

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