Penile Erection

"Penile Erection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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 a complex process involving CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; HORMONES; SMOOTH MUSCLES; and vascular functions.

Descriptor ID	D010410
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.784.717
Concept/Terms	Penile Erection Penile Erection Erection, Penile Nocturnal Penile Tumescence Nocturnal Penile Tumescence Penile Tumescence, Nocturnal Tumescence, Nocturnal Penile Penile Tumescence Penile Tumescence Tumescence, Penile

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Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Reproduction [G08.686.784]
Penile Erection [G08.686.784.717]

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Bar chart showing 20 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 1997 and 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	0	2
1997	3	0	3
2002	0	2	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	2	3
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1

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Hernandez-Casner C, Woloshchuk CJ, Poisson C, Hussain S, Ramos J, Serafine KM. Dietary supplementation with fish oil reverses high fat diet-induced enhanced sensitivity to the behavioral effects of quinpirole. Behav Pharmacol. 2019 06; 30(4):370-375.

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Sood A, Cole D, Abdollah F, Eilender B, Roumayah Z, Deebajah M, Dabaja A, Alanee S. Endocrine, Sexual Function, and Infertility Side Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Genitourinary Cancers. Curr Urol Rep. 2018 Jul 03; 19(9):68.

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Kovanecz I, Masouminia M, Gelfand R, Vernet D, Rajfer J, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Myostatin, a profibrotic factor and the main inhibitor of striated muscle mass, is present in the penile and vascular smooth muscle. Int J Impot Res. 2017 Sep; 29(5):194-201.

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Garcia LA, Hlaing SM, Gutierrez RA, Sanchez MD, Kovanecz I, Artaza JN, Ferrini MG. Sildenafil attenuates inflammation and oxidative stress in pelvic ganglia neurons after bilateral cavernosal nerve damage. Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Sep 26; 15(10):17204-20.

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Kovanecz I, Gelfand R, Masouminia M, Gharib S, Segura D, Vernet D, Rajfer J, Li DK, Liao CY, Kannan K, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Chronic high dose intraperitoneal bisphenol A (BPA) induces substantial histological and gene expression alterations in rat penile tissue without impairing erectile function. J Sex Med. 2013 Dec; 10(12):2952-66.

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Kovanecz I, Rivera S, Nolazco G, Vernet D, Segura D, Gharib S, Rajfer J, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Separate or combined treatments with daily sildenafil, molsidomine, or muscle-derived stem cells prevent erectile dysfunction in a rat model of cavernosal nerve damage. J Sex Med. 2012 Nov; 9(11):2814-26.

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Kovanecz I, Rambhatla A, Ferrini M, Vernet D, Sanchez S, Rajfer J, Gonzalez-Cadavid N. Long-term continuous sildenafil treatment ameliorates corporal veno-occlusive dysfunction (CVOD) induced by cavernosal nerve resection in rats. Int J Impot Res. 2008 Mar-Apr; 20(2):202-12.

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Rambhatla A, Kovanecz I, Ferrini M, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF, Rajfer J. Rationale for phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor use post-radical prostatectomy: experimental and clinical review. Int J Impot Res. 2008 Jan-Feb; 20(1):30-4.

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Magee TR, Kovanecz I, Davila HH, Ferrini MG, Cantini L, Vernet D, Zuniga FI, Rajfer J, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Antisense and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) constructs targeting PIN (Protein Inhibitor of NOS) ameliorate aging-related erectile dysfunction in the rat. J Sex Med. 2007 May; 4(3):633-643.

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Vernet D, Magee T, Qian A, Nolazco G, Rajfer J, Gonzalez-Cadavid N. Phosphodiesterase type 5 is not upregulated by tadalafil in cultures of human penile cells. J Sex Med. 2006 Jan; 3(1):84-94; discussion 94-5.

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