Testosterone replacement maintains smooth muscle content in the corpus cavernosum of orchiectomized rats

Testosterone replacement maintains smooth muscle content in the corpus cavernosum of orchiectomized rats

Objective: To evaluate the effects of testosterone (T) on the maintenance of corpus cavernosum (CC) structure and apoptosis. Methods: Animals were divided into three groups: sham operation group (n = 8) underwent sham operation; Orchiectomized (Orchiec)+ oily vehicle group (n = 8) underwent bilatera...

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Main Authors: Graziele Halmenschlager, Ernani Luis Rhoden, Gabriela Almeida Motta, Lucas Sagrillo Fagundes, Jorge Luiz Medeiros, Jr., Rosalva Meurer, Cláudia Ramos Rhoden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
Testosterone replacement
Histomorphometry
Androgen deprivation
Hypogonadism
Corpus cavernosum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221438821730019X
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