Chronic stress effects on sexual behavior in male and female rats: Mediation by 5-HT(2A) receptors

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-412

  Gorzalka, Boris B ^a   Hanson, Laura A ^a   Brotto, Lori A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT(2A) receptor; Estrogen; Progesterone; Serotonin; Sexual behavior; Stress; Wet dog shakes

Indexed keywords

4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WET DOG SHAKES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031795030     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00106-3     Document Type: Article

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