Intromissive stimulation from the male increases extracellular dopamine release from fluoro-gold-identified neurons within the midbrain of female hamsters

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-154

  Kohlert, Jess G ^a   Rowe, Richard K ^a   Meisel, Robert L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Female sexual behavior; Microdialysis; Nucleus accumbens; Substantia nigra; Vaginal stimulation; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; FLUOROGOLD; GOLD DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINE RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031425463     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1997.1415     Document Type: Article

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