Reflex penile erection in anesthetized mice: An exploratory study

Neuroscience

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 283-290

  Allard, J ^a   Edmunds, N J ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bulbospongiosus muscle; dorsal penile nerve; ejaculation; Melanotan II

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; ISOFLURANE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; MELANOTAN II;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BULBOSPONGIOSUS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DORSAL PENILE NERVE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ALPHA-MSH; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 48949115071     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.05.027     Document Type: Article

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