Yohimbine, erectile capacity, and sexual response in men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-62

  Rowland, David L ^a,b   Kallan, Khalid ^b   Slob, A Koos ^b  

^a Valparaiso University   (India)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

erection; men; pharmacology; sex; sexual dysfunction; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; LIBIDO; MALE; MASTURBATION; PENIS ERECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031023244     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024521403389     Document Type: Article

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