Uterine effect of cervical buffeting: Role of the cervicouterine reflex in coitus

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 837-843

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a   El Sibai, Olfat ^a   Shafik, Ismail ^a   Shafik, Ali A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cervix; Coitus; Uterus

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICOUTERINE REFLEX; COITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; UTERUS RELAXATION;

EID: 28344434920     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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