Evaluation of vitamin e in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in aged rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 489-494

  Helmy, Mai M ^a   Senbel, Amira M ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant therapy; Erectile dysfunction; Sildenafil; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; SILDENAFIL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENIS; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VITAMIN E;

RATTUS;

EID: 84859107549     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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