Diminished penile expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors at the insulin-resistant stage of a type II diabetic rat model: a possible cause for erectile dysfunction in diabetes. [electronic resource]
- Journal of molecular endocrinology Dec 2003
- 401-18 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0952-5041
10.1677/jme.0.0310401 doi
Animals DNA Primers Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2--complications Erectile Dysfunction--etiology Insulin Resistance Male Nitric Oxide Synthase--metabolism Penis--metabolism Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases--metabolism Proto-Oncogene Proteins--metabolism Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2--metabolism RNA, Messenger--metabolism Rats Rats, Inbred OLETF Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor--metabolism Signal Transduction Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A--metabolism