Has dopamine a physiological role in the control of sexual behavior? A critical review of the evidence

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-225

  Paredes, Raúl G ^a   Ågmo, Anders ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 6 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; APOMORPHINE; DOMPERIDONE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTRADIOL; FENOLDOPAM; FLUPENTIXOL; FULVESTRANT; LEVODOPA; NOMIFENSINE; OXIDOPAMINE; PIMOZIDE; PIRIBEDIL; PRAZOSIN; QUINELORANE; QUINPIROLE; RACLOPRIDE; SEROTONIN 1B AGONIST; SKF 89626; SULPIRIDE; TALIPEXOLE; UNINDEXED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COPULATION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIENCEPHALON; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EJACULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEDICAL RESEARCH; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD; STIMULATION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TUBEROHYPOPHYSEAL TRACT; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 3142584047     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2004.05.001     Document Type: Review

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