Peptide Amphiphile Nanofiber Delivery of Sonic Hedgehog Protein to Reduce Smooth Muscle Apoptosis in the Penis after Cavernous Nerve Resection

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-89

  Bond, Christopher W ^a   Angeloni, Nicholas L ^a   Harrington, Daniel A ^b   Stupp, Samuel I ^a   McKenna, Kevin E ^a   Podlasek, Carol A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cavernous Nerve Injury; Nanotechnology; Penile Smooth Muscle; Peptide Amphiphile; Sonic Hedgehog

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CLUSTER DIFFERENTIATION PROTEIN 3; NANOFIBER; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 78650765937     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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