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Characterization of corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cell phenotype in diabetic rats with erectile dysfunction.
International journal of impotence research - 1 Sept 2012
Wei A-Y, He S-H, Zhao J-F, liu Y, Liu Y, Hu Y-W, Zhang T, Wu Z-Y
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic modulation from a contractile to a proliferative state within vascular smooth muscle cells has a critical role in the pathogenesis of a variety of cardiovascular diseases. To investigate the characterization of corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cell phenotype in diabetic rats with erectile dysfunction, a group of Sprague-Dawley rats (n=30) were induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin...
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