Cholinergic modulation of the urethro genital reflex in spinal cord-transected rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 100-113

  Gómez, Lisbeth E ^a   Flores, Rocío ^b   Cano, Patricia ^b   Durán, Iram ^b   Cueva Rolón, Rafael ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Ejaculation; Muscarinic Receptors; Sexual behavior; Sexual climax; Spinal cord; Urethrogenital reflex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; METHIODIDE 4 DEXTRO DIPHENYLACETOXY N METHYLPIPERIDINE; METHOCTRAMINE; MUSCARINE; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCARINIC M4 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; OTENZEPAD; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; TROPICAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULBOSPONGIOSUS MUSCLE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL REFLEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETHRA; URETHROGENITAL REFLEX; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; REFLEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; URETHRA;

EID: 19344376183     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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