Ejaculation Elicited by Microstimulation of Lumbar Spinothalamic Neurons

European Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 449-456

  Borgdorff, Aren J ^a   Bernabé, Jacques ^a   Denys, Pierre ^b   Alexandre, Laurent ^a   Giuliano, François ^a,b  

^a Pelvipharm Laboratories   (France)

^b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Anejaculation; Electrostimulation; Emission; Experimental; Expulsion; Generator; Infertility; Rat; Sperm; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; EJACULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL ROOT; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS;

EID: 45849148327     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.03.043     Document Type: Article

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