Term Information

Accession
GO:0060405
Name
regulation of penile erection
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
Any process that modulates the rate, frequency or extent of penile erection. Penile erection is the hardening, enlarging and rising of the penis which often occurs in the sexually aroused male and enables sexual intercourse. Achieved by increased inflow of blood into the vessels of erectile tissue, and decreased outflow. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:tb, GOC:add
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0060405 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of regulation of penile erection (GO:0060405)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
regulation of penile erection [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  penile erection (GO:0043084)
regulation of penile erection [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of reproductive process (GO:2000241)
regulation of penile erection [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of multicellular organismal process (GO:0051239)
Children of regulation of penile erection (GO:0060405)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
negative regulation of penile erection (GO:0060407) [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of penile erection
positive regulation of penile erection (GO:0060406) [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of penile erection
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