Effects of mianserin and ketanserin on lordosis behavior after systemic treatment or infusion into the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus

Brain Research

Volumn 718, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 46-52

  Uphouse, Lynda ^a   Colon, Lucy ^a   Cox, Amy ^a   Caldarola Pastuszka, Marjay ^a   Wolf, Amy ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT(2A 2C) antagonist; Intact proestrous rat; Lordosis behavior; Ovariectomized rat

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; KETANSERIN; MIANSERIN; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGIONAL PERFUSION; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 0029971061     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00049-2     Document Type: Article

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