Activation of γ-aminobutyric acid(A) receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus reduces apomorphine-, N-methyl-D-aspartic acid- and oxytocin-induced penile erection and yawning in male rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 127-130

  Rosaria Melis, Maria ^a,b   Spano, Maria Sabrina ^a,b   Succu, Salvatora ^a,b   Argiolas, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Dopamine agonists; N methyl D aspartic acid; Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus; Penile erection; Rat; Yawning

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; APOMORPHINE; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; YAWNING;

ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; BACLOFEN; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; YAWNING;

EID: 0342614990     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)00821-1     Document Type: Article

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