Protective actions of the 5-HT2A/2C receptor agonist, DOI, on 5-HT1A receptor-mediated inhibition of lordosis behavior

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 497-501

  Maswood, Sharmin ^a   Andrade, Martha ^a   Caldarola Pastuszka, Marjay ^a   Uphouse, Lynda ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT (serotonin); 5 HT1A receptor; 5 HT2A 2C receptors; Proestrous rats; Sexual behavior; Ventromedial nucleus (hypothalamus)

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

AMPHETAMINES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; POSTURE; PROESTRUS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030006890     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(95)00195-6     Document Type: Article

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