MK-801 infusions to the ventral tegmental area and ventromedial hypothalamus produce opposite effects on lordosis of hormone-primed rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 377-385

  Petralia, Sandra M ^a   DeBold, Joseph F ^b   Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lordosis; N methyl D aspartate receptors; Ventral tegmental area; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; DIZOCILPINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE PLUS PROGESTERONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LORDOSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ESTRADIOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33847117716     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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