Regulation of epididymal contractility during semen emission, the first part of the ejaculatory process: A role for estrogen (CME)

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2010-2016

  Vignozzi, Linda ^a   Filippi, Sandra ^a   Morelli, Annamaria ^a   Luconi, Michaela ^a   Jannini, Emmanuele ^b   Forti, Gianni ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Emission; Oxytocin estrogen receptors

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PEER REVIEW; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 51349110980     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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