Rho Kinase (ROK)-Related Proteins in Human Cavernous Arteries: An Immunohistochemical and Functional Approach

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1337-1343

  Waldkirch, Eginhard S ^a   Ückert, Stefan ^a   Sohn, Michael ^b   Kuczyk, Markus A ^a   Hedlund, Petter ^c,d  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b AGAPLESION MARKUS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium independent penile smooth muscle contraction; Human penile arteries; Immunohistochemistry; Myographic studies; Rho Kinase (ROK)

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; RHO KINASE; RHO KINASE 1; RHO KINASE 2; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAVERNOUS ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; PENILE BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 84860267828     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02662.x     Document Type: Article

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