In the ventral tegmental area picrotoxin blocks FGIN 1-27-induced increases in sexual behavior of rats and hamsters

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 178, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 174-182

  Petralia, Sandra M ^a   Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Pregnan 3 ol 20 one; GABAA receptors; Lordosis; Mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptors; Neurosteroidogenesis; Non genomic

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIHEXYL 2 (4 FLUOROPHENYL)INDOLE 3 ACETAMIDE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PICROTOXIN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LOCOMOTION; LORDOSIS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CRICETINAE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PICROTOXIN; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 15044355642     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-2001-9     Document Type: Article

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