MT‐II Induces Penile Erection via Brain and Spinal Mechanisms

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

• Publication date

  2003-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb03166.xPMID 12851302
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