The mechanism of ejaculation: The glans-vasal and urethromuscular reflexes

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Shafik, A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

bulbocavernosus; erection; external urethral sphincter; glans penis; ischiocavernosus; reflex

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SMOOTH MUSCLE; URETHRA; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PENIS GLANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PENIS; REFLEX; URETHRA;

EID: 0031595959     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019808987948     Document Type: Article

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