Effects of morphine on electrically evoked contractions of the vas deferens in two congeneric rodent species differing in sperm competition intensity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1430, 1999, Pages 1755-1758

  Pound, Nicholas ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Morphine; Opioids; Peromyscus; Sperm competition; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

RODENT; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPERM; VAS DEFERENS;

PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 0033533470     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0842     Document Type: Article

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