Electromyographic study of ejaculatory mechanism

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-217

  Shafik, A ^a   Shafik, A A ^a   El Sibai, O ^b   Shafik, I A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus muscle; Ejaculatory disorders; Electromyography; Erection; Ischiocavernosus muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SEMINAL VESICLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 65549159646     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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