Characterization of the vasculature supplying the genital tissues in female rats

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-147

  Hannan, Johanna L ^a,b   Cheung, Geoffrey L ^a   Blaser, Mark C ^a   Pang, Judith J ^a   Pang, Stephen C ^a   Webb, R Clinton ^b   Adams, Michael A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female Sexual Arousal Disorder; Internal Pudendal Artery; Vascular Health; Vasculogenic Sexual Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL ARTERY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGINA; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 84855344372     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02508.x     Document Type: Article

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