Evaluation of autonomic innervation of the clitoris and bulb

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1930-1934

  Yilmaz, Ugur ^a   Kromm, Brenda G ^a   Yang, Claire C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clitoris; Genitalia, female; Innervation; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BULB; CLITORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FUNCTION TEST; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VAGINA;

EID: 5444260053     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000140760.79893.f1     Document Type: Article

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