Sleep-related erections: Absence of change following presleep sexual arousal

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 547-553

  Catesby Ware, J ^a,b   Hirshkowitz, Max ^a   Thornby, Jack ^a   Salis, Patricia ^a   Karacan, Ismet ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

REM sleep; Sexual arousal; Sleep related erections; Tumescence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; REM SLEEP; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SLEEP;

ADULT; AROUSAL; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0030793083     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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