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Effect of propionyl-l-carnitine, l-arginine and nicotinic acid on the efficacy of vardenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in diabetes

Vincenzo Gentile Dipartimento di Urologia “U. Bracci”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Gabriele Antonini Dipartimento di Urologia “U. Bracci”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Maria Antonella Bertozzi Sezione Dipartimentale di Diagnostica Andrologica, della Riproduzione e della Sessualità, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana Ospedale Santa Chiara, Pisa, Italy
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Nicola Dinelli Sezione Dipartimentale di Diagnostica Andrologica, della Riproduzione e della Sessualità, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana Ospedale Santa Chiara, Pisa, Italy
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Cosimo Rizzo Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Mohamed Ashraf Virmani Scientific and Medical Affairs, Sigma Tau SpA, Pomezia, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Aleardo Koverech Scientific and Medical Affairs, Sigma Tau SpA, Pomezia, Italy
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Pages 2223-2228 | Accepted 24 Jun 2009, Published online: 23 Jul 2009

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