Systemic and cavernous plasma levels of vasopressin in healthy males during different functional conditions of the penis

Urological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 66-69

  Becker, Armin J ^a   Ückert, Stefan ^a   Ness, Björn O ^a   Stief, Christian G ^a   Scheller, Friedemann ^a   Knapp, Wolfram H ^a   Jonas, Udo ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavernous and systemic blood; Penile erection; Sexual arousal; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; EROTISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0037663797     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-003-0301-x     Document Type: Article

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