Neural Supply to the Clitoris: Immunohistochemical Study with Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Cavernous Nerve, Spongious Nerve, and Dorsal Clitoris Nerve in Human Fetus

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1112-1122

  Moszkowicz, David ^a,b   Alsaid, Bayan ^a   Bessede, Thomas ^a   Zaitouna, Mazen ^a   Penna, Christophe ^b,c   Benoit, Gérard ^a   Peschaud, Frédérique ^a,b,c  

^a Bicêtre Paris 11 University   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cavernous Nerve; Computer Assisted Anatomic Dissection; Dorsal Clitoris Nerve; Female Neurogenic Sexual Dysfunction; Neurovascular Bundle; Spongious Nerve

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAVERNOUS NERVE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CLITORIS; DISSECTION; DORSAL CLITORIS NERVE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NERVE; NEUROANATOMY; NITRERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPONGIOUS NERVE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VAGINA;

EID: 79953312831     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02182.x     Document Type: Article

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