Facilitation and inhibition of the urethrogenital reflex in spinal cord- transected rats

Brain Research

Volumn 775, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Duran I ^a   Rojas Piloni, J G ^a   Cueva Rolon R ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Sexual function; Sexual reflex; Spinal cord; Urethrogenital reflex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RAT; SPINAL REFLEX; URETHRA;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GENITALIA; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA;

EID: 0031460691     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00897-4     Document Type: Article

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