Gender differences in dopaminergic function in striatum and nucleus accumbens

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 803-812

  Becker, Jill B ^a  

^a Departments of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cocaine; Estrogen; Progesterone; Sensitization; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; ESTROGEN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; TESTIS PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032760695     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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