Oral L-citrulline supplementation improves erectile function and penile structure in castrated rats

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 608-612

  Hotta, Yuji ^a   Shiota, Arufumi ^a   Kataoka, Tomoya ^a   Motonari, Marina ^a   Maeda, Yasuhiro ^a   Morita, Masahiko ^c   Kimura, Kazunori ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Kyowa Hakko Bio Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arginine; Asymmetric dimethylarginine; Castration; Citrulline; Erectile dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITROGEN OXIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; INNERVATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENIS; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; CITRULLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84901695528     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iju.12362     Document Type: Article

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