The adrenergic α2 receptor and sexual incentive motivation in male rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 360-369

  Viitamaa, Timo ^a   Haapalinna, Antti ^a   Ågmo, Anders ^b  

^a Nonclinical RD   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoreceptor; Ambulatory activity; Atipamezole; Dexmedetomidine; Sexual motivation; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATIPAMEZOLE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; MALE; MATING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; COPULATION; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; COPULATION; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 33646737221     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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