Mid-aged and aged wild-type and progestin receptor knockout (PRKO) mice demonstrate rapid progesterone and 3α,5α-THP-facilitated lordosis

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-432

  Frye, C A ^a   Sumida, K ^a   Lydon, J P ^b   O'Malley, B W ^b   Pfaff, D W ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Allopregnanolone; Neurosteroids; Nongenomic; Sexual receptivity

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; DRUG METABOLITE; ESTRADIOL; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LORDOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WILD TYPE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCIMOL; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 33645450883     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0300-4     Document Type: Article

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