The melanocortin agonist, melanotan II, enhances proceptive sexual behaviors in the female rat

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 514-521

  Rössler, Anne Sophie ^a   Pfaus, James G ^b   Kia, Hossein Kami ^a   Bernabé, Jacques ^a   Alexandre, Laurent ^a   Giuliano, François ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

^c Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Female sexual behavior; Pharmacology; Proceptivity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOTAN II; OIL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LONG EVANS RAT; LORDOSIS; MALE; MATING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

HUMULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 33846242643     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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