Thalamus and penile erection

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 505-511

  Temel, Y ^a   Visser Vandewalle, V ^a   Ackermans, L ^a   Beuls, E A M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Ejaculation; High frequency stimulation; Penile erection; Sexual behaviour; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS PARAFASCICULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; THALAMUS;

EID: 10844281005     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901233     Document Type: Article

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