Neural control of erection;Contrôle nerveux de l'érection

Journal de la Societe de Biologie

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-230

  Rampin, Olivier ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE TRACT; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENIS; PENIS ERECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPEPTIDES; ORCHIECTOMY; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RATS; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 14944378559     PISSN: 12950661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/jbio/2004198030217     Document Type: Article

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