Expression of Penile Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Variants in the Rat and Mouse Penile Nerves1
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- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 63 (3) , 704-714
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.3.704
Abstract
Penile erection is mediated by nitric oxide (NO) synthesized by the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). In the rat penis, the main nNOS mRNA variaKeywords
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