Effects of chronic hyperprolactinemia on sexual arousal and erectile function in male rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 368-375

  Doherty, Paul C ^a   Baum, Michael J ^a   Todd, Roberta B ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Copulatory behavior; Erectile function; Hyperprolactinemia; Mounting behavior; Penile reflexes; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COPULATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUNTING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REFLEX; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSPLANTATION, ISOGENEIC;

EID: 0022614847     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000124474     Document Type: Article

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