Morphological and molecular analysis of apoptosis in the corpus cavernosum of rats submitted to a chronic alcoholism model.

CONCLUSION: Chronic ethanol consumption reduced smooth muscle area and increased caspase 3 in the corpus cavernosum of rats, without altered serum and cavernosal miR-21 gene expression.
PMID: 32520081 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Acta Cirurgica Brasileira - June 12, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Meirelles RJA, Lizarte Neto FS, Cirino MLA, Novais PC, Gula IS, Silva JPD, Tazzima MFGS, Fazan VPS, Durand MT, Tirapelli DPDC, Carvalho CAM, Schimming BC, Molina CAF, Tucci Junior S, Tirapelli LF Tags: Acta Cir Bras Source Type: research