Androgen and sleep-related erections

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 541-546

  Hirshkowitz, Max ^a,b   Moore, Constance A ^a   O'Connor, Sean ^a   Bellamy, Marietta ^a   Cunningham, Glenn R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erections; Sleep; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SLEEP;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP, REM; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030839025     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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