Penile remodeling, Sonic hedgehog, and fibrosis

Affiliations

Carol A Podlasek. J Sex Med. 2025.

. 2025 May 10;22(5):668-670.

doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf048.

¹ Departments of Urology, Physiology, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.

No abstract available

Keywords: Peyronie’s; aging; diabetes; erectile dysfunction; fibrosis; prostatectomy.

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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