Progestins' actions in the VTA to facilitate lordosis involve dopamine-like type 1 and 2 receptors

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 405-418

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a   Walf, Alicia A ^a   Sumida, Kanako ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Lordosis; Neurosteroids; Non genomic; Sexual receptivity

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; MIFEPRISTONE; QUINPIROLE; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; LORDOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

(R)-2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-8-CHLORO-3-METHYL-5-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPIN-7-OL; 2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXY-1-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MIFEPRISTONE; POSTURE; PREGNANOLONE; QUINPIROLE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SULPIRIDE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 3142528207     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.04.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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