The activation of γ aminobutyric acidA receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus reduces non-contact penile erections in male rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 314, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 123-126

  Melis, Maria Rosaria ^a,b   Succu, Salvatora ^a,b   Mascia, Maria Stefania ^a,b   Argiolas, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Baclofen; Muscimol; Non contact penile erections; Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; APOMORPHINE; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; COPULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035900213     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02287-X     Document Type: Article

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