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bulbourethral

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bulbourethral /bul·bo·ure·thral/ (-u-re´thral) pertaining to the bulb of the penis (bulb of urethra).
bul·bo·u·re·thral (blb-y-rthrl)
adj.
Relating to the bulbus penis and the urethra.
bulbourethral [bul″bo-u-re´thral]
pertaining to the bulb of the urethra.
bulbourethral
pertaining to the bulb of the urethra.
bulbourethral glands
two glands on either side of the male pelvic urethra. Absent from the dog, and large in the boar. Called also bulbocavernous glands and Cowper's glands.
bulbourethral reflex
mild pressure on the glans penis in a male dog causes contraction of the external anal sphincter. It tests function of the pudendal nerve and the S1 to S3 spinal cord segments. Called also bulbospongiosus reflex.
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DESIGN: The Hershberger bioassay is designed to identify suspected androgens and antiandrogens based on changes in the weights of five androgen-responsive tissues (ventral prostate, paired seminal vesicles and coagulating glands, the levator ani and bulbocavernosus muscles, the glans penis, and paired Cowper's or bulbourethral glands).
The OECD program to validate the rat Hershberger bioassay to screen ... by Owens, William; Gray, L. Earl, Jr.; Zeiger, Errol; Walker, Michael; Yamasaki, Kanji; Ashby, John; Ja / Environmental Health Perspectives
On sexual stimulation, the bulbourethral glands release secretions that lubricate the penis and neutralize the urethra.
Performing a quality semen analysis in the clinical laboratory by Baker, Doris J. / Medical Laboratory Observer
Data plots for absolute liver, kidney and testis weights, ampullary gland and bulbourethral gland greatest diameter, and total sperm counts were nonlinear with middie aged males showing significantly higher values than the younger animals as determined by AOV.
Collegiate Division 2000 by Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
 
 
 
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