JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, cilt.12, sa.4, ss.897-905, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
IntroductionErectile dysfunction is a major complication of radical prostatectomy, commonly associated with penile neuropathy. In animal models of peripheral nerve injury, glial growth factor-2 (GGF2), a member of the neuregulin family of growth factors, has neuroprotective and neurorestorative properties, but this potential has not been established after cavernous nerve (CN) injury.