[Effects of vasoactive drugs on isolated rabbit corpus cavernosum penis].

Effects of chronic low and high dose ethanol intake on the nitrergic relaxations of corpus cavernosum and penile nitric oxide synthase in the rabbit Short title: Corporal relaxations in ethanol-fed rabbits

Effects of Adenosine Monophosphate Used in Combination with L-Arginine on Female Rabbit Corpus Cavernosum Tissue

INTRODUCTION Sexual dysfunction is significantly more prevalent in women than in men. However, to date, no satisfactory oral treatment is yet available. AIM The aim of this study was to study the effects of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) alone or its combination with L-Arginine on the relaxation of the female rabbit corpus cavernosum. METHODS Cylinder strips from the corporal body of the exc...

Histological study of cartilaginous cells in the body of penis in one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius)

BACKGROUND:Several investigations showed cartilaginouscells in fibrous tissue of the free part of the penis in one humpedcamel. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was accurate assessmentof existence of cartilaginous cells in penis shaft of onehumpedcamel. METHODS: Six camel penises from maturedcamels more than 3 years-old were collected from an abattoir.Different specimens were prepared from eac...

Nicotine in High Concentration Causes Contraction of Isolated Strips of Rabbit Corpus Cavernosum

It is well known that cigarette smoke can cause erectile dysfunction by affecting the penile vascular system. However, the exact effects of nicotine on the corpus cavernosum remains poorly understood. Nicotine has been reported to cause relaxation of the corpus cavernosum; it has also been reported to cause both contraction and relaxation. Therefore, high concentrations of nicotine were studied...

Regulation of spontaneous activity in rabbit corpus cavernosum myocytes by nitric oxide

The aim of the present study is two fold. Firstly, to determine if the nitric oxide (NO)/cGMP pathway can modulate spontaneous transient inward and outward currents (STICs and STOCs), in rabbit corpus cavernosum smooth muscle. Secondly, to see if nitric oxide can effect intracellular calcium oscillations observed in these cells. Male New Zealand white rabbits were humanely killed with an inject...