Reflex innervation of the bulbocavernosus muscle

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 857-863

  Yang, Claire C ^a   Bradley, W E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus; Bulbocavernosus reflex; Ejaculation; Muscle; Perineal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULBOCAVERNOSUS MUSCLE; EJACULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNERVATION; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; URETHRA;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PENIS; PERINEUM; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0034010027     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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