New immunophenotype of blood endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial microparticles in patients with arterial erectile dysfunction and late-onset hypogonadism

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 509-517

  La Vignera, Sandro ^a   Condorelli, Rosita A ^a   Vicari, Enzo ^a   D'Agata, Rosario ^a   Calogero, Aldo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen; Andropause; Endothelial dysfunction; Hormone; Penis

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; LIPOCORTIN 5; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS ARTERY ACCELERATION TIME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL MICROPARTICLE; ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION SCORE; LATE ONSET HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; BLOOD; EUNUCHOIDISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE MICROPARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL-DERIVED MICROPARTICLES; ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS; EUNUCHISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80455155981     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.011643     Document Type: Article

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