GABAergic drugs and sexual behaviour in the rabbit: Evidence for species-specific effects

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-191

  Paredes, Raúl G ^a,b,c   Contreras, José Luís ^b,c   Ågmo, Anders ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANÁHUAC   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

GABA; Motor performance; Rabbit; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; GABOXADOL; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SEDATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; COPULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCAPE REACTION; GABA AGENTS; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; PICROTOXIN; RABBITS; RATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0031809470     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119801200211     Document Type: Article

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