Perinatal maternal exposure to picrotoxin: Effects on sexual behavior in female rat offspring

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 935-942

  Teodorov, E ^a   Moraes, A P ^a   Felicio, L F ^a   Varolli, F M ^b   Bernardi, M M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Fertility; GABA; Perinatal toxicology; Reproductive behavior; Sexual development; Stress

Indexed keywords

PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATION PERIOD; HETEROSEXUALITY; LACTATION; LORDOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; LACTATION; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PICROTOXIN; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23944509226     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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