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Volume 4, Issue 4 (December 2002) 4, 287–290;
Roles of dopaminergic receptors in bladder and erectile function at the spinal level
O. Ishizuka, H. Mizusawa, O. Nishizawa
Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
Correspondence: Dr Osamu Ishizuka, Email: ishizuk@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
Received 2002-07-22 Accepted 2002-11-12
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At the spinal level, the dopaminergic, the a1 adrenergic and the neurokinin receptors play definite roles in the micturition control. From the anatomical point of view, the spinal center of micturition is located close to the center of erectile function. Recently, apomorphine is used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and its mechanism of action is considered to be mainly through the central nervous system.
Keywords: apomorphine; penile erection; micturition; spinal cord
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