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Penile erection is the result of hemodynamic changes in the corpus cavernosum. Such changes include increased arterial influx in combination with sinusoid relaxation and venous drainage resistance. Without the latter only a tumescence can be achieved, but never rigidity (Table 1).
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Wetterauer, U. (1988). Anatomy of the Penis and Physiology of Erection. In: Eicher, W., Kokott, G., Vogt, HJ., Herms, V., Wille, R. (eds) Sexology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73794-7_16
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