Differential ICP responses elicited by electrical stimulation of medial preoptic area

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 3 47-3, 2000, Pages

  Sato, Yoshikazu ^a   Christ, George J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracavernous pressure; Striated penile muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034026585     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.3.h964     Document Type: Article

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