Neural circuitry involved in sexual function

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 148-154

  McKenna, Kevin E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural pathways; Sexual function; Sexual response

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PONS; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; COITUS; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ANIMALS; COITUS; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0035460008     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2001.11753573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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