Neural control of erection

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-201

  Giuliano, François ^a,b,d   Rampin, Olivier ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Erection; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMANTADINE; APOMORPHINE; BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIENCEPHALON; DIZZINESS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NAUSEA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PENIS ERECTION; PHARYNGITIS; PONS; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 5444234287     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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