High-Salt Intake Reduces Apomorphine-Induced Penile Erection and Increases Neurally Mediated Contractile Responses of the Cavernosal Smooth Muscle in Rats.

CONCLUSIONS: A high-salt diet alone rendered the animals less responsive to apomorphine-induced penile erection and enhanced neurally mediated contractile responses in the corpus cavernosum, a clear indication that overconsumption of sodium can lead to erectile dysfunction even without the development of hypertension. PMID: 31584631 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31584631?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Hypertension - October 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Leitolis A, Crestani S, Linder ÁE, da Silva-Santos JE Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research