Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide levels and distribution in the penis of old rats
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal Of Neural Transmission-Parkinsons Disease and Dementia Section
- Vol. 70 (1-2) , 137-143
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01252515
Abstract
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) levels and distribution were studied in the penis of young-adult (3-month-old) and old (30-month-old) Wistar rats by radioimmunoassay and immunofluorescence. No significant changes in tissue VIP concentrations or distribution occurred in the penis of old rats compared to young-adult rats. The present data indicate that the age-related impairment of male sexual function is not dependent on modifications of the VIP-ergic innervation of penile tissue.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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