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[14] [15] The relationship between diabetes and erectile function is multifactorial, involving vascular, neurological, hormonal, and psychological mechanisms that collectively impair the ability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual activity
They are encoded by 5 gene families
They can induce cell loss, shortening of mucosal crypts and increased cell proliferation
Oxidative stress represents another shared mechanism
In contrast to the effects of sweet taste on GLP-1 release, glucagon secretion decreases in response to sweet taste perception, indicating that glucagon is expressed in a different population of type II taste buds than those that express GLP-1 and GLP2 (67)