Bicuculline infused into the hamster ventral tegmentum inhibits, while sodium valproate facilitates, sexual receptivity

Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 1-8

  Frye, C A ^a   Mermelstein, P G ^a   DeBold, J F ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA antagonist; GABA transaminase inhibitor; Lordosis; Nongenomic; Progesterone; Sexual behavior; Steroid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMAL; BICUCULLINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HAMSTERS; MESOCRICETUS; OVARIECTOMY; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0027434802     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(93)90308-G     Document Type: Article

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