Paraventricular nucleus lesion prevents yawning and penile erection induced by apomorphine and oxytocin but not by ACTH in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 421, Issue 1-2, 1987, Pages 349-352

  Argiolas, A ^a   Melis, M R ^a   Mauri, A ^a   Gessa, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Dopamine agonist; Electrolytic lesion; Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus; Penile erection; Yawning

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CORTICOTROPIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; PENIS ERECTION; RAT; YAWNING;

ANIMAL; APOMORPHINE; CORTICOTROPIN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; YAWNING;

EID: 0023622555     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)91305-9     Document Type: Article

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