Evidence for the presence and functioning of the spinal generator for ejaculation in the neonatal male rat

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-276

  Carro Juarez M ^a   Rodriguez Manzo G ^b  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Fictive ejaculation development; Neonatal male rat; Oxytocin; Spinal pattern generator

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE FUNCTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATTERN GENERATOR; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; OXYTOCIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; URETHRA;

EID: 18744394634     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901305     Document Type: Article

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