The functional morphology of penile erection: Tissue designs for increasing and maintaining stiffness

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 216-221

  Kelly, D A ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036545101     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/42.2.216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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