The spinal pattern generator for ejaculation

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-120

  Carro Juárez, Miguel ^a,b   Rodríguez Manzo, Gabriela ^a,b  

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

^b Cinvestav Coapa   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Motor pattern; Spinal cord; Spinal pattern generator; Striated muscle

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COITUS; COPULATION; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNERVATION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 45649085519     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.12.002     Document Type: Review

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