Effects of repeated low dose administration and withdrawal of haloperidol on sexual behaviour of male rats

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 292-295

  Tupala, Erkki ^c   Haapalinna, Antti ^b   Viitamaa, Timo ^b   Männistö, Pekka T ^d   Saano, Veijo ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESTRADIOL; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033050815     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1999.tb01497.x     Document Type: Article

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