Effects of housing conditions and 5-HT(2A) activation on male rat sexual behavior

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 475-479

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT(2A) receptors; Isolation; Serotonin; Sexual activity; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; HOUSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS; WET DOG SHAKES;

EID: 0032519981     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00482-4     Document Type: Article

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