Participation of paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus in central regulation of penile erection in the rat

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 238-244

  Chen, Kuang Kuo ^a   Chan, Samuel H H ^a   Chang, Luke S ^a   Chan, Julie Y H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hippocampal formation; Intracavernous pressure; Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART RATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031004524     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199707000-00078     Document Type: Article

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