Increases in clitoral and vaginal blood flow following clitoral and pelvic plexus nerve stimulations in the female rat
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal Of Impotence Research
- Vol. 12 (1) , 53-57
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3900480
Abstract
The objective of this present study is to establish a model in the rat for the study of female clitoral and vaginal vascular changes during sexual excitation. A laser Doppler was used to measure blood flow changes following clitoral and pelvic plexus nerve stimulations. Results show an increase in clitoral blood flow following clitoral nerve (df1=12, df2=108, F=21.4, Pn=3). A vaginal blood flow increase is also observed following pelvic plexus nerve stimulations (df1=12, df2=108, F=4.75, P<0.001). The female rat can therefore be used as a model for the study of the physiology, pharmacology and sexual dysfunction relating to blood flow in clitoral and vaginal tissue.Keywords
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