The relaxation induced by uroguanylin and the expression of natriuretic peptide receptors in human corpora cavernosa

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3610-3619

  Sousa, Clauber M ^a   Havt, Alexandre ^b   Santos, Cláudia F ^a   Arnaud Batista, F J ^a   Cunha, Karina M A ^a   Cerqueira, João Batista G ^b   Fonteles, Manassés C ^a,c   Nascimento, Nilberto R F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Erectile Function; Guanylins; Membrane Bound Guanylate Cyclase Receptors; Natriuretic Peptide and Physiology of Penile Erection

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; APAMIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; ISATIN; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR A; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR B; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR C; UROGUANYLIN; VARDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 77955860989     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01672.x     Document Type: Article

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