Clitoral sexual arousal: an immunocytochemical and innervation study of the clitoris

@article{MartnAlguacil2008ClitoralSA,
  title={Clitoral sexual arousal: an immunocytochemical and innervation study of the clitoris},
  author={Nieves Mart{\'i}n-Alguacil and Donald W. Pfaff and Deborah N. Shelley and Justine Schober},
  journal={BJU International},
  year={2008},
  volume={101}
}
To further define neural pathways and mechanisms responsible for the arousing properties of the epithelium of the clitoris as well as related neural pathways associated with sexual arousal in a murine model. 
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