Neuropeptides and sexual behaviour

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1127-1142

  Argiolas, A ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Neuropeptides; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GALANIN; GONADORELIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OPIATE PEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032694319     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(99)00068-8     Document Type: Review

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