Androgens modulate endothelial function and endothelial progenitor cells in erectile physiology

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 721-731

  Traish, Abdulmaged M ^a   Galoosian, Artin ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Erectile dysfunction; Nitric oxide; Testosterone; Vascular endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; BICALUTAMIDE; CD133 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYCLIN A; CYCLIN D1; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GELATINASE B; TESTOSTERONE; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE MARROW; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL REGENERATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEMANGIOBLAST; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STEM CELL MOBILIZATION; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 84887522703     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.11.721     Document Type: Review

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