Increased Cavernous Expression of Transforming Growth Factor- beta 1 and Activation of the Smad Signaling Pathway Affects Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Spinal Cord Injury
Introduction. Transforming growth factor- beta 1 (TGF- beta 1) is implicated in bladder fibrosis after spinal cord injury (SCI) and in the fibrosis in the corpus cavernosum tissue after cavernous nerve injury. Aim. We investigated the differential expression of TGF- beta 1 and the Smad transcription...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of sexual medicine 2011-05, Vol.8 (5), p.1454-1462 |
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