Investigative Models in Erectile Dysfunction: A State-of-the-Art Review of Current Animal Models

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3291-3305

  Chung, Eric ^a   De Young, Ling ^b   Brock, Gerald B ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Division of Urology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal model; Cavernous artery; Cavernous nerve; Erectile dysfunction; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SMOKING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 82955237496     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02505.x     Document Type: Article

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