The role of the dorsolateral tegmentum in the control of male sexual behavior: A reevaluation

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-270

  Romero Carbente, J C ^a   Camacho, F J ^a   Paredes, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dorsolateral tegmentum (DLT); Motor execution; Neurotoxic lesion; Partner preference; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; QUINOLINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MATING; MOTIVATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEGMENTUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI;

EID: 33646536543     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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