Effect of fetal digoxin exposure (imprinting) on the sexual behavior of adult rats

General Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 367-369

  Karabélyos, Cs ^a   Csaba, G ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cardioactive glycosides; Fetal treatment; Imprinting; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FETUS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; FETUS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032169689     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(98)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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