Influence of mirtazapine on the sexual behavior of male rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 250-258

  Benelli, Augusta ^a   Frigeri, Claudio ^a   Bertolini, Alfio ^a   Genedani, Susanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Fluoxetine; Male rat; Mirtazapine; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EJACULATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MIANSERIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 1042265561     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1591-y     Document Type: Article

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