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This version was published on March 1, 2008
American Journal of Men's Health, Vol. 2, No. 1, 37-39 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1557988307308612

The Peripheral Serotonergic Pathway: A New Target for Treating Erectile Dysfunction?

David H. W. Lau, MSc

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University College London, Department of Surgery Royal Free University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK

Cecil S. Thompson, PhD

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University College London, Department of Surgery Royal Free University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK

Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, MD, FRCP, FRCPath

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University College London, Department of Surgery Royal Free University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK, mikhailidis{at}aol.com

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