The gastrin-releasing peptide system in the spinal cord mediates masculine sexual function

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-29

  Sakamoto, Hirotaka ^a,b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgens; Gastrin releasing peptide; Lumbar spinal cord; Male sexual function

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BOMBESIN RECEPTOR; GASTRIN RELEASING PEPTIDE RECEPTOR;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGENESIS; EJACULATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; EJACULATION; FEMALE; GASTRIN-RELEASING PEPTIDE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MASCULINITY; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RECEPTORS, BOMBESIN; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 79952742449     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: 1447073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12565-010-0097-z     Document Type: Review

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