The role of the bulbocavernosus in penile reflex behavior in rats
| Autor: | Breedlove Sm, Monaghan Ep |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Pudendal nerve Perineal Muscle Sexual Behavior Animal Bulbocavernosus reflex Reflex Animals Medicine Molecular Biology Denervation business.industry Penile Erection General Neuroscience Muscle Smooth Rats Inbred Strains Anatomy Motor neuron Spinal cord Muscle Denervation Rats medicine.anatomical_structure Levator ani Neurology (clinical) business Penis Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Brain Research. 587:178-180 |
| ISSN: | 0006-8993 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0006-8993(92)91443-i |
| Popis: | The sexually dimorphic spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus (SNB) innervates the bulbocavernosus (BC) and levator ani (LA), striated perineal muscles. By transecting the pudendal nerve just proximal to the BC muscle, we removed spinal input to both muscles while leaving them mechanically intact. Such denervation of the BC/LA muscles virtually eliminated the display of reflexive penile cups, while having no significant effect on penile erections, or flips. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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