Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4271638 The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2011 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
Rattlesnake CC relaxation is mediated by the NO-cGMP-PDE5 pathway in a manner similar to mammals. The novel TTX-resistant Na channel identified here may be responsible for the slow response of smooth muscle following nerve stimulation and could explain the extraordinary duration of snake coitus. Capel RO, Mónica FZ, Porto M, Barillas S, Muscará MN, Teixeira SA, Arruda AMM, Pissinatti, L, Pissinatti A, Schenka AA, Antunes E, Nahoum C, Cogo JC, de Oliveira MA, and De Nucci G. Role of a novel tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel in the nitrergic relaxation of corpus cavernosum from the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus.
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