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. 2026 Feb 7;19(2):284. doi: 10.3390/ph19020284
ANOVA analysis of variance
BBB blood–brain barrier
β-III tubulin tubulin beta-3 chain
BSA bovine serum albumin
CA cinnamaldehyde
CCSM corpus cavernosum smooth muscle
cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CN cavernous nerve
DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DHA docosahexaenoic acid
DLS dynamic light scattering
DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
E erectile
ED erectile dysfunction
EL erectile latency
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
GTP guanosine triphosphate
HN high-dose cinnamon leaf extract nanoemulsion
HE high-dose cinnamon leaf extract
EPA eicosapentaenoic acid
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
HRP horseradish peroxidase
I induction
IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
ICP intracavernous pressure
IF intromission frequency
IIEF International Index of Erectile Function
IL intromission latency
JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
kcps kilo counts per second
LF long flips
LN low-dose cinnamon leaf extract nanoemulsion
LE low-dose cinnamon leaf extract
MAP mean arterial pressure
MF mount frequency
ML mount latency
MRM multiple reaction monitoring
N normal/control group
ND not detected
nNOS neuronal nitric oxide synthase
NO nitric oxide
O/W oil in water
PBS phosphate-buffered saline
PDE5 phosphodiesterase type 5
PDI polydispersity index
PTA phosphotungstic acid
QF quick flips
ROCK-II Rho-associated, coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2
SD standard deviation
α-SMA alpha-smooth muscle actin
SPSS Statistical Product and Service Solutions
SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
STZ streptozotocin
TAIF Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
TEM transmission electron microscopy
TMB 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-benzidine
TPR total penile reflexes
TQS triple quadrupole mass spectrometer
UPLC-MS/MS ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
USFDA United States Food and Drug Administration
W/O water in oil