Dopamine and sexual behavior in the male rabbit

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-295

  Ågmo, Anders ^a,b   Paredes, Raul G ^b,c   Ramos, J Ignacio ^b   Contreras, Jose Luis ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ANÁHUAC   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Male rabbits; Motor functions; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUPENTIXOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EJACULATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EJACULATION; FLUPENTHIXOL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; ORCHIECTOMY; RABBITS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWIMMING; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030271716     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00086-X     Document Type: Article

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