Hydrogen sulfide promotes nitric oxide production in corpus cavernosum by enhancing expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 86-90

  Meng, J ^a   Adaikan, P Ganesan ^a   Srilatha, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

erectile dysfunction; hydrogen sulfide; nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CAVEOLIN 1; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CAVEOLIN 1; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SULFIDES;

EID: 84881616111     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2012.39     Document Type: Article

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