Oral L-citrulline supplementation improves erection hardness in men with mild erectile dysfunction

Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-122

  Cormio, Luigi ^a   De Siati, Mario ^a   Lorusso, Fabrizio ^a   Selvaggio, Oscar ^a   Mirabella, Lucia ^a   Sanguedolce, Francesca ^a   Carrieri, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CITRULLINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 78650894376     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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