A role for 5-hydroxytryptamine in descending inhibition of spinal sexual reflexes

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 313-320

  Marson, L ^a   McKenna, K E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Serotonin; Sexual reflexes; Ventral medulla

Indexed keywords

LEUKOAGGLUTININS, PLANTS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; SEROTONIN; METHYSERGIDE; TRACER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COITUS; CYTOLOGY; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON; PENIS ERECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REFLEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINAL REFLEX;

ANIMAL; COITUS; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURONS; PENILE ERECTION; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REFLEX; SEROTONIN; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026612367     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02259106     Document Type: Article

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