Progesterone attenuates the effect of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist, 8-OH-DPAT, and of mild restraint on lordosis behavior

Brain Research

Volumn 974, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 202-211

  Truitt, William ^a,b   Harrison, Lance ^a,c   Guptarak, Jutatip ^a   White, Stacy ^a   Hiegel, Cindy ^a   Uphouse, Lynda ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

8 OH DPAT; Estrogen; Female; Lordosis behavior; Progesterone; Restraint; Serotonin; Sexual behavior; Steroid

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SESAME SEED OIL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

EID: 0037988841     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02581-2     Document Type: Article

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