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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… 
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Erectile dysfunctionaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspectsregulation of penile erection

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Nocturnal Penile TumescencePenile Tumescence

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Sex Behaviorgenital functionpenis

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Review
1999
Review
1999
Health related quality of life in older men without prostate cancer.
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… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Multiple sclerosis. Sexual dysfunction and its response to medications.
OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and nature of sexual dysfunction, as well as its response to medications, in a sample of… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Electromyographic analysis of male rat perineal muscles during copulation and reflexive erections
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Intracavernous drug-induced erections in the management of male erectile dysfunction: experience with 100 patients.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: extraprostatic tumor extension and preservation of erectile function.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Action of the efferent vestibular system on primary afferents in the toadfish, Opsanus tau.
Spinalized toadfish were held in a lucite chamber and perfused through the mouth with running seawater. Primary vestibular… 
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
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Comparative study of some isolated mammalian smooth muscle effectors of penile erection.
Spontaneous rhythmic activity, responses to drugs and effects of field stimulation of nerves of the retractor penis (rp) and/or… 
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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