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«An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular, and endocrine factors, and is often associated with sexual arousal or sexual attraction, although erections can also be spontaneous. The shape, angle, and direction of an erection varies considerably in humans.
Physiologically, erection is triggered by the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, causing nitric oxide (a vasodilator) levels to rise in the trabeculararteries and smooth muscle of the penis. The arteries dilate causing the corpora cavernosa of the penis (and to a lesser extent the corpus spongiosum) to fill with blood; simultaneously the ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus muscle compress the veins of the corpora cavernosa restricting the egress and circulation of this blood. Erection subsides when parasympathetic activity reduces to baseline.
As an autonomic nervous system response, an erection may result from a variety of stimuli, including sexual stimulation and sexual arousal, and is therefore not entirely under conscious control. Erections during sleep or upon waking up are known as nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT). Absence of nocturnal erection is commonly used to distinguish between physical and psychological causes of erectile dysfunction and impotence.
The state of a penis which is partly, but not fully, erect is sometimes known as semi-erection (clinically: partial tumescence); a penis which is not erect is typically referred to as being flaccid, or soft.» (wikipedia)
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Biolinks for Erectile function are extracted by users from 14 related publications.-
2014
- Organism: Mouse / Rat (Rodents)
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2018Meta-Analysis
- Dose: 1.8 to 3.0 g extract/day
- Organism: Males
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2000
- Organism: Humans
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2015Cohort
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2017Human Cells
- Organism: In vitro
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2018Systematic Review
- Organism: Humans
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2002Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2005Systematic Review
- Organism: Males
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