Differential sexual activity of isolated and group-housed male mice: Lack of substantial influence of acute or chronic naloxone administration

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Decatanzaro, Denys ^a   Douglas, Anne ^a   Griffiths, Jenna ^a   Muir, Cameron ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grouping; Isolation; Male sexual behavior; Mice; Naloxone

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030249156     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02212-0     Document Type: Article

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