The Anatomy, Physiology and Molecular Pathways of Vascular Erectile Dysfunction
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Informa Healthcare in Current Medical Research and Opinion
- Vol. 16 (sup1) , s37-s41
- https://doi.org/10.1185/0300799009117038
Abstract
Vascular erectile dysfunction (VED) is composed of penile arterial insufficiency and veno-occlusive dysfunction. Both the arterial and venous dysfunctions are associated with cellular and molecular abnormalities. The goal of this work is to provide a summary of the gross anatomical and physiological abnormalities associated with VED and a theory of how these abnormalities result in VED based on the known molecular mechanism in cavernosal tissue and non-penile vascular tissue.Keywords
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