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NANC and Impotence after Prostate Cancer Treatment


NANC is shorthand for nonadrenergic, noncholinergic and refers to a neuron which is responsible for the nitric oxide that starts the chemical cycle which produces an erection. The NANC neuron is pathway by which the brain tells the penis the body is in a state arousal. Damage to this neuron during certain prostate cancer treatments could result in impotence.

 
 
 

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