Experimental Models for the Study of Female and Male Sexual Function

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2970-2995

  Giuliano, Francois ^a   Pfaus, James ^b   Balasubramanian, Srilatha ^c   Hedlund, Petter ^d   Hisasue, Shin ichi ^e   Marson, Lesley ^f   Wallen, Kim ^g  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Behavioral studies; Female sexual function; In vitro studies; In vivo studies; Male sexual function

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; ESTROGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V; PROGESTERONE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SILDENAFIL; TESTOSTERONE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

AGING; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONDITIONING; COPULATION; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIBIDO DISORDER; MATE CHOICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; ORGASM; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PENIS ERECTION; PLACE PREFERENCE; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; REINFORCEMENT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 77956295224     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01960.x     Document Type: Article

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