Effects of aging and cardiovascular disease risk factors on the expression of sirtuins in the human corpus cavernosum

Introduction. Sirtuin (SIRT) 1 was recently identified in human corpus cavernosum (CC). We hypothesized that other sirtuins could also be expressed in the CC. Expression of these enzymes in tissues is affected by aging, the main independent risk factor for erectile dysfunction besides other cardiova...

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Main Author: Freitas, M. (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, A.R. (author), Tomada, N. (author), Fonseca, J. (author), Magalhaes, AL (author), Gouveia, Alexandra (author), Neves, D. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/94983
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/94983