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The penis serves a dual role in sexual reproduction and urination. It consists of three main regions: the glans penis, the body, and the root, each with distinct functions and unique anatomical features.
Anatomy of the Penis
The glans penis, or the head, is the terminal part of the penis and houses the external urethral orifice, the exit point for urine and semen. Covered by the prepuce, or foreskin, the glans is noted for its sensitivity and plays a key role in sexual pleasure. The body of the...

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Germ Cell Transplantation and Testis Tissue Xenografting in Mice

Germ Cell Transplantation and Testis Tissue Xenografting in Mice

Published on: February 6, 2012

Penile transplantation is here

Nikolai A Sopko¹, Arthur L Burnett¹

¹The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Lancet (London, England)

|August 22, 2017

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