Cavernosus muscle contraction during erection: Is it voluntary or reflex, given the striated nature of the muscles?

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 695-699

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

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Corpora cavernosa; Electromyography; Intracorporal pressure; Ischio bulbo cavernosus muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE REFLEX; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALPROSTADIL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PENILE ERECTION; REFLEX;

EID: 33749468317     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000513     Document Type: Article

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