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Pyroptosis and inflammation‑mediated endothelial dysfunction may act as key factors in the development of erectile dysfunction (Review)
- Authors:
- Bingbing Zhu
- Yangjiu Niu
- Haoqiang Guo
- Xiufang Jin
- Fengxia Liu
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Affiliations: Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 830011, P.R. China - Published online on: July 11, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2023.13052
- Article Number: 165
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Copyright: © Zhu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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