Centrally mediated erectile dysfunction in rats with type 1 diabetes: Role of angiotensin II and superoxide

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2165-2176

  Zheng, Hong ^a   Liu, Xuefei ^a   Patel, Kaushik P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Mechanisms of Penile Erection; Central Nervous System; Erectile Dysfunction; Type 1 Diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; ENALAPRIL; LOSARTAN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE; TEMPOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

CENTRAL MECHANISMS OF PENILE ERECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; TYPE 1 DIABETES;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 84883551157     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12248     Document Type: Article

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