Effects of Highly or Relatively Selective 5-HT1A Receptor Agonists on Lordosis in Female Rats

Zoological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1133-1138

  Kishitake, Miki ^a   Yamanouchi, Korehito ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT1A receptor; 8 OH DPAT; Buspirone; Female rat; Lordosis

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; BUSPIRONE; ESTRADIOL; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WISTAR RAT;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ANIMALS; BUSPIRONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0346973850     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.20.1133     Document Type: Article

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