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Penile Erection

Known as: Erectile, penis erection, Penis--Erection 
The state of the PENIS when the erectile tissue becomes filled or swollen (tumid) with BLOOD and causes the penis to become rigid and elevated. It is… 
National Institutes of Health

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Erectile dysfunctionaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspectsregulation of penile erection

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Nocturnal Penile TumescencePenile Tumescence

Broader (3)

Sex Behaviorgenital functionpenis

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Bifunctional N-acyl-aminophosphine-catalyzed asymmetric [4+2] cycloadditions of allenoates and imines.
Tetrahydropyridines are important structural motifs present in a huge number of pharmaceutically interesting substances and… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
The Psychological and Interpersonal Relationship Scales: Assessing Psychological and Relationship Outcomes Associated with Erectile Dysfunction and Its Treatment
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is associated with complex psychological and interpersonal issues. A new measure of treatment outcome… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Minimal time to successful intercourse after sildenafil citrate: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Efficacy and safety of a novel combination of L-arginine glutamate and yohimbine hydrochloride: a new oral therapy for erectile dysfunction.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
SSI Prize Essay for Female Sexual Dysfunction—Clinical ‘Clinical evaluation of female sexual function: effects of age and estrogen status on subjective and physiologic sexual responses’
Introduction: 30–50% of American women complain of sexual dysfunction. Aging, menopause, and a decline in circulating estrogen… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Efficiency and side effects of prostaglandin E1 in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Diagnostic tests for impotence: a comparison of papaverine injection with the penile-brachial index and nocturnal penile tumescence monitoring.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Penile erection: possible role for vasoactive intestinal polypeptide as a neurotransmitter.
Concentrations of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide were measured in blood drawn from the cavernous spaces of corpus cavernosum… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The natural history of impotence in diabetic men
SummaryThe natural history of erectile impotence in diabetic men has been defined in a 5-year prospective study of 466 patients… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Isolation, Identification and Function of the Chief Component of the Male Tarsal Scent in Black-tailed Deer
THE tarsal organ of deer of the genus Odocoileus is located, medially on the ankle (Fig. 1) and consists of sebaceous and… 
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