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Yildirim M. K., Bagcivan İ., Sarac B., Kilicarslan H., Yildirim Ş., Kaya T.
INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.40, no.3, pp.691-699, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
40
Issue:
3
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Publication Date:
2008
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Doi Number:
10.1007/s11255-008-9332-0
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Journal Name:
INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
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Journal Indexes:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
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Page Numbers:
pp.691-699
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Keywords:
impotence, hypothyroidism, corpus cavernosum, ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXATION, NITRIC-OXIDE, POTENT RELAXANT, ADENOSINE, RECEPTORS, P2Y, PURINOCEPTORS, PHYSIOLOGY, ERECTION
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Aims Several studies have reported evidence of hormonal abnormalities in 25-35% of impotent men. Hypothyroidism has been reported to occur in 6% of impotent men. In the present study, we examined purinergic relaxation responses in hypothyroidism in an experimental rabbit model and compared them with controls to evaluate the possible involvement of the purinergic pathway.