The nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NAME suppresses androgen-induced male-like pseudocopulatory behavior in whiptail lizards

Brain Research

Volumn 1052, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 236-239

  Sanderson, Nicholas S R ^a   Weissler, Erik ^a   Crews, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

L NAME; Lizard; Nitric oxide; NOS; Pseudocopulation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COITUS; FEMALE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIZARD; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; SYNTHESIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARIECTOMY; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 23644441903     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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