Lithium decreased endothelium-mediated, but not nonadrenergic noncholinergic, relaxation of guinea pig corpus cavernosum in vitro: A role for nitrergic system

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-199

  Ghasemi, Mehdi ^b   Farrokhi Khajeh Pasha, Yasin ^a   Ostovaneh, Mohammad Reza ^a   Dehpour, Ahmad Reza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corpus cavernosum; Endothelium; Guinea pig; Lithium; Nitric oxide; Nonadrenergic noncholinergic (NANC) relaxation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; LITHIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ARGININE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GUINEA PIGS; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PENIS;

EID: 79952414299     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2010.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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