Peripheral nerves mediating penile erection in the rat

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-27

  Cruz, Maria Regina ^a   Liu, Yian Cheng ^b   Manzo, Jorge ^a   Pacheco, Pablo ^a,c   Sachs, Benjamin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b Univ C   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Copulation; Hypogastric nerve; Pelvic nerve; Penile erection; Psychogenic erection; Viscerocutaneous branch

Indexed keywords

BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; MALE; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENESIS; RAT; REFLEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0033039969     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00191-X     Document Type: Article

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