Effects of olanzapine infusions to the ventral tegmental area on lordosis and midbrain 3α,5α-THP concentrations in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-139

  Frye, Cheryl ^a   Seliga, Angela ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Pregnane 3 ol 20 one; Allopreganolone; Estrogen; Neurosteroid; Non genomic; Progesterone; Psychosis; Sexual receptivity

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; OLANZAPINE; PROGESTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LORDOSIS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZODIAZEPINES; CORTICOSTERONE; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INFUSION PUMPS; MESENCEPHALON; OVARIECTOMY; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0242660572     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1523-x     Document Type: Article

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