Effect of the destruction of cells containing the serotonin reuptake transporter on urethrogenital reflexes

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 322-331

  Gravitt, Karla ^a   Marson, Lesley ^a   Guiliano, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Medulla; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NORADRENALIN; SAPORIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL DESTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; URETHROGENITAL REFLEX;

EID: 33947122201     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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