Facilitation and inhibition of male rat ejaculatory behaviour by the respective 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT(1B) receptor agonists 8-OH-DPAT and anpirtoline, as evidenced by use of the corresponding new and selective receptor antagonists NAD-299 and NAS-181

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1733-1743

  Hillegaart, Viveka ^a,b   Ahlenius, Sven ^a,b  

^a Astra Arcus AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) receptors; 5 HT(1B) receptors; Ejaculation; Male rat; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; ANPIRTOLINE; ISAMOLTANE; NAS 181; PINDOLOL; ROBALZOTAN; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1B AGONIST; SEROTONIN 1B ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FACILITATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BENZOPYRANS; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHOLINES; PINDOLOL; PIPERIDINES; PROPANOLAMINES; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1B; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032420980     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702239     Document Type: Article

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