Inhibitory effects of the cannabinoid agonist HU 210 on rat sexual behaviour

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 547-554

  Ferrari, F ^a   Ottani, A ^a   Giuliani, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Huzio; Rat; Sexual Behavior

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; DEXANABINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EJACULATION; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034210895     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00214-6     Document Type: Article

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