Differential effects of β-endorphin and Met- and Leu-enkephalin on steroid hormone-induced lordosis in ovariectomized female rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 837-842

  Torii, Masafumi ^a   Kubo, Katsuharu ^b   Sasaki, Takashi ^c  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA NUTRITION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ginkyo College of Medical Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Anti endorphin antiserum; Female sexual receptivity; Leu enkephalin; Lordosis reflex; Met enkephalin; Multiplicity of opioid actions; Naloxone

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OVARIECTOMY; POSTURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STEROIDS;

EID: 0031415448     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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