Comparison of the effects of 17α-methyltestosterone, methandrostenolone, and nandrolone decanoate on the sexual behavior of castrated male rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1478-1486

  Clark, Ann S ^a,b   Fast, Alison S ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METANDIENONE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NANDROLONE DECANOATE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; METHANDROSTENOLONE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NANDROLONE; RATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030472205     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.110.6.1478     Document Type: Article

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