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Models for the study of priapism

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Ischemic priapism is a distressing condition that frequently results in severe organic erectile dysfunction in young men. Various models for studying this disorder have enabled several advances in the understanding of priapism over the past few years. Researchers are slowly discovering the contributions of metabolic and cellular components of ischemia to cavernosal smooth muscle failure. In addition, the etiology of recurrent priapism in men susceptible to the disease is becoming clear.

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    David J. Ralph MS, FRCS (Urology)

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Kumar, P., Minhas, S. & Ralph, D.J. Models for the study of priapism. Curr sex health rep 3, 151–153 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-006-0004-8

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