Corpus cavernosum from men with vasculogenic impotence is partially resistant to adenosine relaxation due to endothelial A(2B) receptor dysfunction

ABSTRACT Although adenosine has been implicated in penile erection in human males, the receptor subtype responsible for adenosine regulation of human corpus cavernosum (HCC) smooth muscle tone is still a matter of debate. Using selective adenosine agonists and antagonists, we aimed at characterizing...

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Main Author: Faria, M. (author)
Other Authors: Cardoso, T. (author), Lafuente-de-Carvalho, J. (author), Sá, P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/816
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chporto.pt:10400.16/816