How is the NO pathway manipulated by Viagra to treat erectile dysfunction?

a. NO synthesis is decreased
b. NO synthesis is increased
c. the enzyme catalyzed by NO is stabilized
d. the enzyme catalyzed by NO is inhibited
e. the breakdown of cGMP is inhibited


ANSWER: e

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