The 'low-dose' concept and the paradoxical effects of prolactin on grooming and sexual behavior

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 405, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 131-137

  Drago, Filippo ^a   Lissandrello, Carmela Ornella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female; Grooming; Low dose; Male; Novelty induced; Prolactin; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROOMING; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS GRAFT; IMPOTENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; PROLACTIN; RATS; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034730434     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00678-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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