Clinical autonomic neurophysiology and the male sexual response: An overview

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 221-228

  Yang, Claire C ^a   Jiang, Xiaogang ^b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Clinical neurophysiology; Corpus cavernosum electromyography; Electrodiagnostic testing; Evoked cavernous activity; Male sexual response

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MYOPATHY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 61849172302     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01180.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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