Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Single-cell transcriptome atlas of the human corpus cavernosum

  • LiangYu Zhao,
  • Sha Han,
  • HengChuan Su,
  • JianYing Li,
  • ErLei Zhi,
  • Peng Li,
  • ChenCheng Yao,
  • RuHui Tian,
  • HuiXing Chen,
  • HuiRong Chen,
  • JiaQiang Luo,
  • ChenKun Shi,
  • ZhiYong Ji,
  • JianLin Hu,
  • Gang Wu,
  • WeiDong Zhou,
  • YuXin Tang,
  • YuZhuo Chen,
  • GuiTing Lin,
  • Tom F. Lue,
  • DengLong Wu,
  • Zheng Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31950-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The corpus cavernosum is the most important structure for penile erection, and its dysfunction causes physiological and psychological problems. Here the authors perform single-cell RNA-sequencing on corpus cavernosum samples from males with normal erection and erectile dysfunction patients, providing insights into this pathology.