β-endorphin inhibits and facilitates lordosis behaviour in rats depending on ventricular site of administration

Neuropeptides

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 517-521

  Gorzalka, B B ^a   Heddema, G M ^a   Lester, G L L ^a,b   Hanson, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030778177     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4179(97)90048-2     Document Type: Article

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