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Le tissu intrapenien: Element cle dans l’etude de l’erection

The intrapenile tissues: Key elements in the study of erection

Andrologie volume 1, pages 107–108 (1991)Cite this article

Abstract

Investigation of the intracavernosal tissue (ICT) is an important factor in understanding the mechanisms of erection. Histological examination at the ultrastructural level and computerized image analysis are described. In the future, electromyography of the ICT could identify impotent patients whose conditions could be compared with invitro pharmacological studies. This paper is a review of currently available methods.

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L’étude du tissu intracaveneux représente une étape importante dans la compréhension des mécanismes de l’érection. L’étude histologique des fibres musculaires lisses (FML) en microscopie électronique et leur analyse objective computerisée a permis de mettre en évidence des modifications ultrastructurales des différents composants anatomiques des corps érectiles qui sont décrits dans l’article. A l’avenir, l’étude électromyographique du muscle lisse caverneux pourrait permettre d’enregistrer les anomalies de comportement des FML résultant soit d’une dégénerescence soit d’une anomalie de leur innervation autonome et pourrait aider au diagnostic étiologique de l’impuissance.

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Wespes, E. Le tissu intrapenien: Element cle dans l’etude de l’erection. Androl. 1, 107–108 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03034261

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