Erectile function is improved in aged rats by PnTx2-6, a toxin from Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom.

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Published in J Sex Med on August 23, 2012

Authors

Kenia P Nunes1, Haroldo A Toque, Marcia H Borges, Michael Richardson, R Clinton Webb, Maria Elena de Lima

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physiology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, USA. keniapedrosa@gmail.com

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