Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 611-615 , March 2005

Free radical-scavenging activity of Korean red ginseng for erectile dysfunction in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus rats

  • Ji-Kan Ryu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Tack Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Dae-Joong Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • In-Sun Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sang-Min Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hong-Sik Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sun U. Song

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jun-Kyu Suh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jun-Kyu Suh, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Urology, Inha University Hospital, 7-206 Third Street, Shinheung-Dong, Jung-Gu, Incheon 400-103, Republic of Korea.

Received 5 August 2004 ,Accepted 20 October 2004.

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 This study was supported by the Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Central Research Institute.

PII: S0090-4295(04)01235-X

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.10.038

Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 611-615 , March 2005

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