Corpus cavernosum electromyography during morning naps in healthy volunteers: Further evidence that corpus cavernosum potentials reflect sympathetically mediated activity

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1917-1920

  Jiang, Xiaogang ^b   Meuleman, Eric J H ^a   Wijkstra, Hessel ^b   Wagner, Gorm ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle, smooth; Penile erection; Penis; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENILE BLOOD VESSEL; PENIS; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; SKIN ELECTRODE; SLEEP TIME; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 27544466273     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000176748.66044.a2     Document Type: Article

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