Melatonin enhances sexual behavior in the male rat

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 483-486

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT(2A) receptors; Melatonin; Rats; Serotonin; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; FEMALE; LIBIDO; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WET DOG SHAKES;

EID: 0034012864     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00204-8     Document Type: Article

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