Evolution of the foreskin: Difference between revisions

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}}</ref> It has been proposed that the [[foreskin]] evolved to facilitate [[masturbation]],<ref>{{REFjournal
}}</ref> It has been proposed that the [[foreskin]] evolved to facilitate [[masturbation]],<ref name="cox1995">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> but, in accordance with Darwin's principles of survival, it is more likely that the [[gliding action]] of the prepuce facilitates penetration and fertilization of the female.<ref>{{REFjournal
}}</ref> but, in accordance with Darwin's principles of survival, it is more likely that the [[gliding action]] of the male prepuce facilitates penetration and fertilization of the female.<ref>{{REFjournal
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  |DOI=10.1016/s0306-9877(02)00250-5  
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}}</ref> The human prepuce has an increase in corpuscular innervation and concomitant decrease in corpuscular receptors in the human [[glans]] compared to the prepuce and glans of lower primates, demonstrating an evolutionary advancement.<ref>{{REFjournal
}}</ref> The human prepuce has an increase in corpuscular innervation and concomitant decrease in corpuscular receptors in the human [[glans]] compared to the prepuce and glans of lower primates, demonstrating an evolutionary advancement.<ref name="nadler1995">{{REFjournal
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