Dopamine and sexual behavior

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 19-38

  Melis, Maria Rosaria ^a   Argiolas, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Dopamine agonists; Dopamine antagonists; Dopaminergic systems; Humans; Lordosis; Monkey; Penile erection; Penile reflexes; Rat; Seminal emission; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 3 METHYL 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 4,6,6A,7,8,12B HEXAHYDRO 7 METHYLINDOLO[4,3 AB]PHENANTHRIDINE; 4,7 DIMETHOXY N,N DIPROPYL 2 INDANAMINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; AMPHETAMINE; APOMORPHINE; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; BENSERAZIDE; BROMOCRIPTINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTRADIOL; FENOLDOPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LEVODOPA; LISURIDE; METIROSINE; NORAPOMORPHINE; OXIDOPAMINE; PERGOLIDE; PIMOZIDE; PRECLAMOL; QUINELORANE; QUINPIROLE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN; SULPIRIDE; TALIPEXOLE; TESTOSTERONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; POTENTIOMETRY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; RATS; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028893964     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0149-7634(94)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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