Atenolol or butoxamine injection at the lateral septum doesn't inhibit male sexual behavior in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Gulia, K K ^a   Mallick, H N ^a   Kumar, V M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Atenolol; Butoxamine; Lateral septum; Propranolol; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BUTOXAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COPULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ATENOLOL; BUTOXAMINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 14044273552     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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