Testosterone, Endothelial Health, and Erectile Function
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Testosterone, Endothelial Health, and Erectile Function
Experimental and clinical studies have reported that testosterone has a critical role in the maintenance of homeostatic and morphologic corpus cavernosum components, essential for normal erectile physiology. Although the exact mechanisms mediated by testosterone in erectile function are still under investigation, recent research has suggested an important role in the regulation of endothelial c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Endocrinology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-4630,2090-4649
DOI: 10.5402/2011/839149